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Finding aid for the Grand Rapids Public Library furniture trade catalogs Collection 232

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Table of Contents

Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3

Biographical / Historical ................................................................................................................................ 3

Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4

Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 4

Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 5

Naming Conventions Used in the Finding Aid ............................................................................................. 5

Collection Inventory ..................................................................................................................................... 13


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Summary Information

Repository: Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and SpecialCollections Department

Title: Grand Rapids Public Library furniture trade catalogs

ID: Collection 232

ID [ArchivistsToolkit

Database::RESOURCE]:

240

Date [inclusive]: 1866-1999

Physical Description: 52.3 Linear Feet

Language of theMaterial:

English

Abstract: This devised collection contains trade catalogs issued from furniturecompanies in the greater Grand Rapids, Michigan area. Included arerepresentative catalogs from the prominent American Seating, Baker,Berkey & Gay, Carl Forslund, Herman Miller, John Widdicomb,Nelson-Matter, Steelcase, Stickley Bros. and Stow & Davis companies,among numerous others. The catalogs list items for sale and usuallygive prices, item numbers and photographs or illustrations.

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Biographical / Historical

The furniture industry in Grand Rapids was a mainstay of the local economy from the late nineteenthcentury to the middle of the twentieth century. Companies such as the John Widdicomb Co., the BakerFurniture Co., the American Seating Co., the Berkey & Gay Co., Carl Forslund Inc., the Nelson-MatterCo., Steelcase, Stickley Bros. and Stow & Davis produced much of the furniture in the Grand Rapidsarea factories, for sale across the country. These companies grew from small, family run shops to large-scale industries over the course of fifty years. During this industrialization, a lot of production becamemechanized. A portion of furniture, especially household furniture, remained handcrafted. Companiessuch as American Seating, Herman Miller and Steelcase remain today as large-scale, often international,industries.

Information on the history of individual furniture companies may be found included in some of the tradecatalogs, or in other publications including in Coll. 233, the Grand Rapids Furniture Industry Collectionor Coll. 084, the Furniture Manufacturers Association Collection.


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A basic reference tool for understanding the Western Michigan furniture companies is the publicationGrand Rapids Furniture : the Story of American's Furniture City / by Christian G. Carron. PublicMuseum of Grand Rapids, 1998.


Administrative Information

Publication Statement

Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids History and Special Collections Department

111 Library Street NEGrand Rapids, Michigan [email protected]: http://www.grpl.org

Immediate Source of Acquisition

It was previously the practice to remove trade catalogs from other accessions/collections, and placethem here. Unfortunately, this was done without documentation of the original source in some cases.So, provenance information has been lost for many of the items in this collection. Where provenanceinformation is known, the accession number is given.


Related Materials

Related Materials

Coll. 084, Furniture Manufacturers Association Records.

Coll. 204, Grand Rapids Furniture Designers Association Records.

Coll. 233, GRPL Furniture Industry Collection, which contains materials about or from GrandRapids area furniture companies which are not trade catalogs, including periodicals, images, reports,clippings, etc.

Also, collections related to specific furniture companies:

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Coll. 017, Widdicomb Company and John Widdicomb Company Records

Coll. 206, Baker Furniture Company Collection

Coll. 225, Raymond K. Sobota Furniture Design Collection


Controlled Access Headings

• trade catalogs• Furniture industry and trade -- Michigan• Grand Rapids (Mich.) -- History

Naming Conventions Used in the Finding Aid

Generally, the corporate names used in this finding aid are the fuller forms of those names actually givenon the items described. The forms of these names often provide evidence of the date of the catalog andcontribute to the overall history of the development of the company. Catalogs are listed under the namesof the companies, listed alphabetically, in direct order, according to the official name form given in thepublisher or imprint section of the item. However, cross-references are given under other forms of thename that may have been in the catalog in the title, for example, or on other literature of the company.Also, cross-references are given from shortened names commonly used for those companies.


Master List of Furniture Company Names

Furniture company names are given in alphabetical order, according to the naming conventions given.

All companies in Series I. are in Grand Rapids, unless otherwise specified. Michigan companies outsideof the Greater Grand Rapids area are listed in a separate Series II. Non-Michigan companies are held inColl. 335

A

A.E. Fish Furniture Co.


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A.F. Burch Co.(1895-1931)

A.Steil Manufacturing Co. / Steil Manufacturing Co. (1919-1935)

Acme Chair Co. (Reading, Mi.)

Aldine Manufacturing Co.

Allegan Furniture Company (Baker)

Allegan Furniture Shops / Baker Furniture Factories, Inc. [listed at the head of the Baker Furnituresection]

American Carving & Manufacturing Co.(1896-1918)

American Go-Cart Co. (Detroit, Mi.)… See Series II listings

American Seating Co. (1906- )

Angle Steel Stool Company (Plainwell, Mi.)

B

Baker Furniture Factories

Baker Furniture Co.

Bechtold Bros. Upholstering Co.

Benard L. Erstein Co., Inc

Bexley Heath LTD.

Bishop Furniture Co.

Boynton Waddell

Browne Morse Co. (Muskegon, Mi.)

C

Cafalite Co. (Muskegon, Mi.)

Carl Forslund / Forslund

Carolton-Surrey

Century Furniture Co.

Charles P. Limbert


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Charak … See Coll. 335

Chase Chair Co.

Colonial Furniture Co.

Colonial Manufacturing Company (Zeeland, Michigan)

Continuum, Inc. ... See Steelcase, a Steelcase affiliated company

Crater & Holt

D

Dwight of Grand Rapids / Dwight Furniture Company (Greenville, Mi.)

E

E.H. Sheldon & Co.

Eagle Ottawa Leather Co. (Grand Haven, Mi.)

Eaton Furniture Shop(s)

Executive Furniture Guild of America (Grand Rapids, Mi.)

F

Filing Equipment Bureau … See Coll. 335

Fine Arts Furniture Co.

Fisher Show Case Co. [Fisher Showcase]

Foote-Reynolds Co. … for items ca. 1925 and later, see these listed as Kindel Foote-Reynolds underKindel.

Forslund … Listed under Carl Forslund.

Fred Macey ... See also later company names of

Furniture Shops [Furniture Shops of Grand Rapids]

Furniture Shops [Division of Luce Furniture Co.]

Furniture Studios, Inc.

G

George C. Hollister & Co.


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Grand Ledge Chair Company (Grand Ledge, Mi.)

Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. (Hastings, Mi.)

Grand Rapids Brass Co.

Grand Rapids Cabinet Co.(Jersey City, N.J.) NOTE the Location of the company. Carron does list acompany by this name, but whether the catalog in this collection represents the Grand Rapids companyor an imitator is not currently known. However, this national item has been left in this collection on thechance that it is related to the Grand Rapids company. Otherwise, it may be one of the several imitatorcompanies in other cities that tried to profit from the Grand Rapids, Michigan reputation.

Grand Rapids Chair Co.

Grand Rapids Clock & Mantel Co.

Grand Rapids Craftsman Co., 1946-1964

Grand Rapids Craftsmen Co.

Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Company

Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company

Grand Rapids Furniture Company

Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild

Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturing Co.

Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co.

Grand Rapids Phonograph Co.

Grand Rapids School Equipment Co.

Grand Rapids School Furnishing Co. (New York) Possibly another imitator, this company is not listed inCarron.

Grand Rapids School Furniture Co.

Grand Rapids School Furniture Works

Grand Rapids Seating Company, successor to Grand Rapids Furniture Co.

Grand Rapids Show Case Co. [Grand Rapids Showcase]

Grand Rapids Store Equipment Corp

Grand Rapids Table Co.


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Grand Rapids Woodcarving Co.

Green Boughs Cabinet Maker's Shop, Inc.

Greenman & Dosch Co.

Gunn Furniture Co.

H

H.L. Hubbell Manufacturing Co. (Zeeland, Michigan)

Habitant Shops, Inc.(Bay City, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Hake Manufacturing Co.

Haney School Furniture Co.

Harter Corporation (Sturgis, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Haworth Co. (Holland, Mi.)

Heinz & Co.(1975-xxxx)

Hekman Furniture Co.

Henry Rowe Mfg. Co.

Heritage Woods, Inc.

Herman Miller Clock Co. (Zeeland, Mi.)

Herman Miller Furniture Co. (Zeeland, Mi.)

Hiawatha

Holland Furniture Co. (Holland, Mi.)

Hollister, George C. & Co. … See listed under George …

Howard Miller Clock Company (Zeeland, Mi.)

I

Imperial Furniture Co.

Irwin Seating Co.

J


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John D. Raab

John Widdicomb Furniture Co.

Johnson Furniture Company

K

Kalamazoo Sled Co. (Kalamazoo, Mi.)

Keeler Brass / Belwith Keeler

Kent of Grand Rapids

Kewaunee Furniture Co.(Adrian, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Kindel Furniture Co.

Kirsch Company (Sturgis, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

K continued ...

Klingman's Sample Furniture Co.

Klise Manufacturing Co.

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co.

L

La Z Boy Chair Co.(Monroe, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Limbert … Listed under Charles P. Limbert

A Linn Murray Furniture Co.

Luce Furniture Co.

M

M.B. Church "Bedette" Co.,

Macey-Wernicke Co. / Macy Co.

Manistee Manufacturing Co.(Manistee, Mi.)

Mentzer Reed Furniture Co.

Metal Office Furniture Co.


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Michigan Chair Co.

Michigan Desk Co.

Michigan Frame Co.

Michigan Seating Co. (Jackson, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Mueller

N

Nelson Matter Furniture Co.

Novelty Wood Works

Nucraft Furniture Products

O

Oliver & Co. (Allegan, Mi.)

Ornamental Products Co. (Detroit, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Otsego Chair Co. (Otsego, Mi.)

Own-Craft Studios

Oxford, Ltd.

P

Paalman Furniture Co.

Phoenix Furniture Co.

Pine Shops, Inc. (Big Rapids, Mich.)

Sheldon, E.H., & Co … See in the "E" as E.H. Sheldon

Pine-Tique Furniture Inc., Royal Oak Industries, Inc. (Grand Haven, Mi.)

R

Ralph Morse Furniture Co.

Retting

Robert W. Irwin Co.


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S

Sample Furniture Co.

Shaw-Walker Co. (Muskegon, Mi.)

Sligh Furniture Co.

Spencer Duffy Co.

Stebbins Manufacturing Co. (Lakeview, Mi.)

Steelcase

Sterling Furniture of Grand Rapids

Stickley Brothers Co.

Stow & Davis

Superior Furniture Co. (Lowell & Grand Rapids, Mi.)

T

Thompson Cabinet Co. (Ludington, Mi.)

V

Valley City Desk Co.

Vanderley Brothers

W

W.B. Badger & Co.(Boston, Mass.) This national catalog is in this collection due to its direct asaffiliation with at least two Grand Rapids companies. The existing catalog shows a link with the RobertW. Irwin Co. and illustrates the Macey line of Macey Irwin products.

Waddell Manufacturing Co.

Wagemaker Furniture Co.

Welch Folding-Bed Co.

White-Steel Sanitary Furniture Co.

Widdicomb Brothers & Richards / Widdicomb Furniture Co.

Widdicomb Mantel Co.


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Widdicomb Mueller Co.

William-Kimp Furniture

Wilmarth Show Case Co. [showcase]

Windsor Furniture Co.

Wolverine Show Case & Fixture Co.

Woodard Furniture Co. (Owosso, Mi.)

Unidentified


Collection Inventory

Series I. Greater Grand Rapids Area Furniture Trade Catalogs, 1866-Present

A.E. Fish Furniture Co.

Title/Description Instances

A.E. Fish Furniture Company : manufacturers of wood candle-sticks. G.R. : The Company, 1910. 5 pp. : ill. ; 1623 cm. Catalog"A" Formerly MKG 749 F52. 00.[2728].1.

Box 1 Folder 1

A.F. Burch Co.(1895-1931) GRF


The Burch Line : Upholstery Fabrics and Supplies. G.R. : TheCargill Co., ca. 1920 120 pp. : ill. ; 26 cm. Catalogue E. IncludesPrice List no. 4, May 1, 1920. Formerly MKG684.B90E. 00.[2729].1.

Box 1 Folder 1.5

A.F. Burch Co., Grand Rapids : upholstery and FurnitureSupplies. G.R. : Schuil Printing, n.d. 129 pp. : ill. ; 25.5 cm."The Burch Line." Catalog D. Formerly MKG684.B90D. 00.[707].1.

Box 1 Folder 1.75

A. Steil Manufacturing Co. / Steil Manufacturing Co. (1919-1935) GRF as SteilManufacturing Co.



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Catalog of A. Steil Manufacturing Company : specializingin wood turning, carving, twist and grill work. G.R. : TheCompany, ca. 1925 8 pp. : ill. ; 27.5 cm. P2000.004.

Accompanying material:

Accompanying material:1. Letter. Steil Manufacturing Co. letterhead. Dec. 10,1925. To Mr. W.A. Starkey, Alliance, Ohio. From A.Steil, Jr.

2. 2 hand drawn sketches. Pencil on paper

Box 1 Folder 2

Acme Chair Co. (Reading, Mi.) GRF


Acme Chair Co., Reading, Michigan : Twentieth AnnualCatalogue. G.R. : James Bayne Co., ca. 1909. Circa date fromreceipt stamp "My 24'09" on item. Formerly M749.Ac6v.20. 00.[2730].1.

Box 1 Folder 3

Aldine Manufacturing Co.


Aldine Manufacturing Co. : Illustrated catalogue : woodmantels, Aldine fireplaces, club house grates, gas grates. G.R. :Aldine, ca. 1890. 40 pp.: ill. ; 30 cm. Circa date from donornote: Estate of Roger W. Butterfield, ca. 1890. "Established1886" Formerly MKG 749 Al 2. 00.[2731].1.

Related Materials:Related Materials

See also Coll. 246 GRPL Trade Catalog Coll.

Box 1 Folder 4

Allegan Furniture Company / Allegan Furniture ShopsRelated Materials:Related Materials

See also Allegan Furniture Shops under the Baker Furniture Co.


Furniture of Ecellence Character and Clean Design / made byAllegan Furniture Co., Allegan, Michigan. G.R. : Allegan ;James Bayne, n.d. 27 pp. : ill. ; 11 cm. P2001.089. Coversdetached.

Box 1 Folder 4.5

American Carving & Manufacturing Co.(1896-1918) GRF



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1898 Illustrated Catalogue...of American Carving &Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids, MI. G.R. : The Company,1898, 22 pp. : ill. ; 1926 cm. Formerly M674 Am35. 00.[2733].1.

Box 1 Folder 5

Artistic hand and machine cut moldings : molding made in allwood / American Carving & Manufacturing Co. G.R. : TheCompany ; Powers-Tyson Printing Co., [ca. 1900?] Formerly749.5 Am35 nos.[1]. 00.[2732].1. "Catalog no. [1]"-assigned bythe library cataloger. Source of date information unknown. Itemhas "Klise Manufacturing Co." ownership sticker across frontcover.

Box 1 Folder 6

American Carving & Mfg. Co. : mouldings and carvings;Catalogue #14. G.R. : The Co. ; Stanton Printing Co., ca. 1906.129 pp. ; ill. Circa date from a price sheet dated "Nov. 1, 1906",accompanying copy 2. c. 1 Formerly R749.5 Am35 No.14.00.[2734].1 / c. 2 Formerly M749.2.Am35r 1906. 00.[2734].2Includes a yellow single sheet price list with date "Nov. 1,1906."

Box 1 Folder 7

American Go-Cart Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See Series II. Entries

American Seating Co. (1906- ) GRF

General

Catalogs issued under this name have been kept together under the Grand Rapids location, though the companyhas been known to be based in New York, Chicago, and as part of the Georgia Fuqua, Inc. During the Chicagoperiod a direct office with display rooms was maintained in Grand Rapids, as well as several other Americancities. See also early name Grand Rapids Furniture Co.

Church furniture catalogs from American Seating Co.


Ars Ecciesiastica : The Wood Carving Studios of theAmerican Seating Co. New York, N.Y. : American Seating,1922. 47 pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm. 00.[2743].1

General

This items is borderline as a "trade" catalog. It containseamples of carved wooden church "furniture" items indifferent churches throughout the country. Some namesof architect designers are included. The only Michiganchurch included in the publication is Christ EpiscopalChurch, Houghton, Mi.

Box 1.5 Folder 13

Chancel and pulpit furniture. Grand Rapids, MI : AmericanSeating Co., c.1961 25 pp. : col. Ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly

Box 1.5 Folder 8


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M749.085 Am35c. 00.[2744].1. "Reprinted from an AmericanSeating Company catalog published more then a half-centuryago ..."

Furniture for your church. Grand Rapids, MI: AmericanSeating Co., c.1963 48 pp. : ill; (some col.) ; 28 cm. FormerlyM749.085 Am35f

Box 1.5 Folder 10

Our Record : Upwards of 1500 Banks Furnished / SchoolFurniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. [ca. 1894][flyer] P2004.046.15

Box 53

Seating in your house of worship by American Seating. GrandRapids, Mi. : American Seating Co., 1961. 32 pp. : col. Ill. ;28 cm Formerly M749.085 Am35s. 00.[2746].1

Box 1.5 Folder 9

School Furniture catalogs from American Seating


School furniture, catalogue No. 258. Chicago : The Co.,[1928?] 32 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Source of date unknown.00.[2736].1

General

Includes several images of school buildings fromthroughout the country.

Box 1.5 Folder 1

School furniture,[catalogue] no. 264. Chicago : The Co., c.1931. pgs. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. 00.[2737].1

Box 1.5 Folder 2

School furniture,[catalogue] no. 265. Chicago : The Co., c.1931. 48 pp. : ill.(some col.) ; 28 cm. 00.[2737].2

Box 1.5 Folder 3

School furniture, catalogue No. 266. Chicago : The Co., c.1933. 48 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly M371.63 Am34s. 00.[2738].1

Box 1.5 Folder 4

Seating for American schools. School furniture catalogue No.303. Grand Rapids, Mi. : American Seating Co., 1940. 48 pp. :ill. ; 28 cm. 00.[2739].1

Box 1.5 Folder 5

Presenting … School furniture, manufactured by AmericanSeating Company. Grand Rapids, Mi.: American Seating Co.,[ca. 1939] 48 pp. : ill.(some col.): 28 cm. Cover title: Seatingfor American Schools … 00.[2740].1

General

This item does not have a catalog number as does thesimilar catalog in 1.5-6.5.

Box 1.5 Folder 6

Presenting … School furniture : no. 302, manufactured byAmerican Seating Company. Grand Rapids, Mi. : AmericanSeating Co. [ca. 1939] 48 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Cover title: Seatingfor American Schools … 00.[2741].1

Box 1.5 Folder 6.5


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Accompanying loose material:

Accompanying loose material:1. Chair no. 1153. Color. Torn from a spiral binder (2copies).

2. Chair no. 8153. b/w Torn from a spiral binder.

3. Fleifold Assembly Chairs / Fleifold Multiple purposechairds. 1 single sheet, front & back ads for the 2different chair types. Product flyer. "Form 6313"

4. [Folder chair] no. 66 (2 copies) b/w "photographicimage on slick paper with 3 holds at left margin.

5. [folder chair] no. 53 (2 copies) b/w "photographic"images on slick paper with 3 holds at left margin.

6. Flyer. "The folding Forties." "Forties" in the titlereferences the different chair numbers shown, althoughthis might also be the decade.

American Seating, School Furniture. [Grand Rapids, MI] :American Seating Co., c.1957. 24 pp. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.00.[2742].1

Box 1.5 Folder 7

American Seating, School Furniture. [Grand Rapids, MI]:American Seating Co., c. 1961

Box 1.5 Folder 20

Misc. loose trade literature, ca. 1970's. Source of date unknown.


1. American Seating Solar Table Group. 1 sheet, 3 holes (2copies)

Box 1.5 Folder 11

2. American Seating's Acton Stacker. 1 sheet, 3 holes. Box 1.5 Folder 11

3. American Seating's Leif Blodee Group. 1 sheet, 3 holes (2copies)

Box 1.5 Folder 11

4. American Seating's Leif Blodee Eecutive Chair Group.Folding Flyer. 3 holes.

Box 1.5 Folder 11

The Schier Chair by American Seating. G.R. : American SeatingCo., ca. 1971. 00.[2747].1

General

Includes image of designer Robert W. Schier, President,Design Dynamics, Inc. inside front cover. Date fromSchier design award dates.

Box 1.5 Folder 12

World wide seating for theaters. Chicago, Ill : American SeatingCo., [n.d.] ill. : (most col.) ; 29 cm. Formerly M749.31 Am35w.00.[2748].1

Box 1.5 Folder 15


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General

The front "publication" part of the item includes mostlyinterior & some eterior images of theaters in large citiesacross the country, plus London, England, showingseating. The second portion includes individual tradeillustrations, separate 3-hole pages, in color, for of theaterseating, giving stock numbers.

Misc. items taped in pam binder.


1. The Story of the Bible ... in Wood. G.R. : AmericanSeating, n.d. 30 pp. : ill. ; 13.5 cm.

Box 1.5 Folder 14

2. Figures from the New Testament ... sculptured in wood bythe Carving Studios of American Seating Company. G.R. :The Company, n.d. 13 pp. : Ill. ; 22 cm.

Box 1.5 Folder 14

3. The facts about school furniture today. G.R. : AmericanSeating Co., c. 1959. 15 pp. : Ill. ; 23.5 cm.

Box 1.5 Folder 14

4. Hospitals have never had it so good! … Access-O-MaticBed. G.R. : American Seating Co., 1960. 4 pp. : Ill. ; 29 cm.

Box 1.5 Folder 14

5. American Seating Co. : Sunday School Furniture, GR : TheCompany, c. 1960. 9 pp. : ill. ; 14 cm. 00.[714].1-5

Box 1.5 Folder 14

Auditorium, Theatre, Arena, Stadium, Lecture Room. Form No.AP1001. GR : American Seating Co., 1995. 00.[4084].4

Box 1.5 Folder 15.1

Resource Simplicity. GR : American Seating Co., 1996. Rev.7/96 "1131". 00.[4084].5

Box 1.5 Folder 15.5

Angle Steel Stool Co. (Plainwell, Mi.)


"Time and Labor Saving Products" brochure. Plainwell, MI :Angle Steel Stool Co., n.d. Pamphlet ; 15.5 cm. P2001.092

Box 1.5 Folder 16

Angle Steel Stools, chairs, trucks, tables, factory and office steelequipment Plainwell, MI : Angle Steel Stool Co., Jan. 1925. 71pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm. 00.[2752].1

Accompany manuscript sheets:

Accompany manuscript sheets:1. Allied Steel Shelving. 1 sheet

2. Allied Steel Double Door Cabinet. 1 sheet

3. Allied Steel Cabinets. 1 sheet

4. Allied Steel Single Tier Lockers.

Box 1.5 Folder 17


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5. Allied Steel Equipment : a paying investment.

Angle Steel Equipment For Factory and Office. General Catalog"C." Including a Complete Showing of Posture and EfficiencySeating. Plainwell, MI. : Angle Steel Stool Co., Mar. 1, 1928.111 pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm. 00.[2749].1-5

Accompanying manuscript items:

Accompanying manuscript items:2 different letters. Angle Steel Company letterhead. Apr.27, 1934. To Stow & Davis. Attn. E.W. Hunting, fromH.L. Stuart, District Representative. 1 pg. & 2 pages.

Discount sheet for consumers, Jan. 1, 1934.

2. Discount sheet for dealers, Jan. 1, 1934

Box 1.5 Folder 18

Angle Steel and Sheet metal equipment for factory, shop andoffice use. Catalog M-S of 1931. Condensed Edition. Issues Jan.1, 1931. Plainwell, Mi. : Angle Steel Stool Co., Jan. 1, 1931. 30pp. ill.; 28.5 cm. 00.[2750].1

Box 1.5 Folder 19

Angle Steel and sheet metal equipment for factory, shopand office. Catalog F. Plainwell, MI : Angle Steel Stool Co.,ca.1938-1940. 26 pp. ill.; 29 cm. 00.[2751].1.

Accompanying material:

Accompanying material:1. Price List no. 630, June 1, 1938. 3 hole, in back ofbinder.

2. Customer's quality discount sheet no. 638C, Apr. 1,1940. 1 loose sheet.

3. Dealer's quantity discount sheet no. 638D, Apr. 1, 1940.1 loose sheet.

4. Moderately priced tool stands or machine tenders. no.7-2-38.

Box 1.5 Folder 20

Baker Furniture Factories (Allegan, Mi.) / Baker Furniture, Inc.


Baker, Allegan, Mich. "Shop Mark" : [portfolio] Allegan, MI :Baker Furniture Factories, ca. 1920's?]. 16 plates : ill. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 1


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General

Contains an introductory "letter" signed by Hollis Baker,President & General Manager, and inde, and plates A-P, ina brown paper folder.

Baker Furniture Factories, Inc., Allegan, Michigan : catalogueNo.1. Allegan, Mi. : Baker Furniture, 1927. 91 pp. ill; 35.5 cm.2 copies. 00.[].1 c.1. 00.[].1 c.2

Box 2 Folder 2

Baker Furniture Factories, Incorporated, Allegan, Michigan :catalogue, 1928-1929. Allegan, Mi. : Baker Furniture,1928/1929. 95 pp. ill; 32 cm. Poor condition. Received with cutpages & cover loose. 00.[].

Box 2 Folder 3

Baker Furniture Factories, Allegan, Michigan : catalog for 1929.Allegan, Mi. : Baker Furniture, 1929. 102 pp. : ill. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 4

Baker Furniture Factories … : Supplement for July, 1929.Allegan, Mi. : Baker Furniture, 1929. 23 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm."B2"—pencil, top right corner of cover. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 5

Baker Furniture Factories … : catalogue for 1930. Allegan, Mi. :Baker Furniture, 1929. 104 pp. ill; 31 cm. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 6

Baker bulletin No. 1. [serial] Allegan, MI: Baker Furniture, [c.1930]. 8 pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm

Box 2 Folder 7

Baker Furniture Factories … : catalogue supplement, July 1930.Allegan, Mi. : Baker Furniture, 1930. 19 pp. ill; 31.5 cm. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 8

[Baker Furniture Factories] Catalogue for 1931. Allegan, Mi. :Baker Furniture, 1931. 103 pp. ill; 31 cm. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 9

Baker Furniture Factories : supplement 1931. Allegan, Mi. :Baker Furniture, 1931. 32 pp. ill; 30 cm. 00.[].1

General

Has mailing stickers adhered to front & back covers whichhave the "Baker Furniture, Inc." name.

Box 2 Folder 10

Baker Furniture Factories : catalogue 1932. Allegan, Mi. : BakerFurniture, 1932. 115 pp. ill; 31 cm. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 11

Baker Furniture Factories : July 1932 supplement. Allegan, Mi. :Baker Furniture, 1932. 20 pp. ill; 31 cm. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 12

Baker Furniture Factories at 10 Milling Rd, Allegan, Mich. :March 1933 supplement. Allegan, Mi. : Baker Furniture, 1933.16 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm. 00.[].1

Box 2 Folder 13

Baker Furniture Factories … Allegan, Mich. Price List. Sept. 14,1933 Allegan, Mi. ; Baker Furniture, 1933. 18 pp. : ill. ; 8.5 cm.00.[3164].1

Related Materials:

Box 2 Folder 14


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Related Materials

See also the Furniture Design Book Collection forpossible trade catalog associated with this price list.

Baker Furniture black portfolio, bearing shop mark Box 2

Baker Furniture Factories, 10 Milling Road, Holland, Michigan :Supplement January, 1934. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Co.,1934. 29 pp. ill; 31 cm. 00.[].1

Box 3 Folder 1

Period and contemporary furniture / by Baker FurnitureFactories, Holland, Mich. : volume II, supplement to ourgeneral catalog, 1934-1935. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Co.,1934-1935. 75 pp. ill; 31.5 cm. 00.[].1

Box 3 Folder 2

Period and contemporary furniture / by Baker FurnitureFactories, Allegan, Mich. : [volume I, 1934-1935?] Allegan,Mi : Baker Furniture, [1934-1935]. 112 pp. ill; 33 cm.Previously 749.085 B172 1933.

General

No source for previously attributed date. New attributionis based upon the use of the same physical design in thecover label for this volume, as for that used in "volume II"for 1934-1935 above. c. 1 00.[].1 / c. 2 00.[].2

Box 3 Folder 3-4

Period and contemporary furniture by Baker Furniture Factories,Holland, Mich. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture, [ca 1936?]. 136pp. ill; 33 cm.

General

This item was previously identified as circa 1938, butis probably pre-1937, perhaps 1936, due to the use ofthe "Baker Furniture Factories" name in the publication.Beginning in 1937, the "Baker Furniture, Inc." name isused in the companies publications.

Box 3 Folder 5

Baker Furniture Factories. Milling Road Shop

General

Note that the Milling Road Shop concept predates the use of the "Baker Furniture, Inc." company name, whichis first seen in this collection on the items in Bo 3 Folders 7-8.


Milling Road Shop by Baker Furniture Factories : GeorgianReproductions [Holland, Mi.?] : Baker Furniture, n.d. [ca.1929- 1936]. 31 plates. ill; 29 cm. Cover title.

General

Has Group Nos. 1-31, interior room setting illustrations,with groups of furniture, with many individual itemsidentified by "M" numbers. Has a cover decoration

Box 3 Folder 6


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showing a "Milling Road Shop" sign, hanging from anornate stand. For later dated Milling Road catalogs, SeeBo 5.

Baker Furniture, Inc.


Period and contemporary furniture, 1937 / Baker Furniture,Inc., 10 Milling Road, Holland, Michigan. Holland, MI :Baker Furniture, 1937. 128 pp. ill; 33 cm. Formerly R749B172p 1937. c. 1. 00.[].1 / c. 2. 00.[].1

General

Copy 1 has stickers inside front cover: 1. Catalog no."2." 2. Presented by Leon W. Hall. Copy 2 has manymissing pages. Has sticker inside front cover. "Catalogno. 1914." Note: This is currently the first documenteduse of the new name in a publication from the company.

Box 3 Folder 7-8

English and French furniture of the Eighteenth Century ...volume 39. Holland, Mi : Baker Furniture Inc., [ca. 1939?]148 pp. : ill ; 3325 cm. Hardbound. c. 1 00.[3642].1 / c. 2 00.[3642].2 / c. 3 00.[5241].1

General

The Cover title sticker has " … Baker Furniture, Inc.,Holland and Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is possible thatthe "vol. 39" corresponds to the publication year. Thispublication is similar in style to other publications fromthe firm during the late 1930's and early 1940's.

Box 4

Selected 18th Century English and French Reproductions ofDecorative character … / Baker Furniture, Inc. Holland, Mi. :Baker Furniture Co. ; James Bayne Co.,[ca. 1940?] 32 pp. ill.;32 cm. c. 1 00.[].1 / c. 2 00.[765].1

General

Cover: A New Collection of Decorative Furniture.Previously incorrectly processed in bo 2. Carron putsthe date of the use of the Crown & iris logo at 1940.However, if he got this information from our sources,his suppositions may be incorrect, as there is no realdate on the item.

Box 4 Folder 3-4

List prices : February 28, 1942. Holland, Mi. : BakerFurniture, Inc., 1942. 15 pp. 26.5 cm. 00.[].1.

Box 4 Folder 5

Baker furniture [Crown & tulip logo]. Holland, Mi : BakerFurniture Inc., [ca. 1942]. 16 pp. : ill; 34 cm. 00.[].1+

General

First page has: These illustrations have been assembledfor your use as a temporary reference to new Baker

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patterns, until such time as conditions warrant thepublication of a Supplementary Catalog. Circa datefrom accompanying materials. Images depict mostlyGeorgian, but also French 18th Century reproductions.

Accompanying materials: Letter. Baker Furniture, Inc.letterhead. Oct. 1, 1942. TO OUR CUSTOMERS,From Hollis S. Baker. Has "Factory & General Offices,Holland, Michigan ; Eecutive Offices, Grand Rapids,Michigan." Letterhead. List of prices, Oct. 1, 1942.

Baker is believed to have introduced the Far East Themein 1948/49, Palladian in 1950, Continental in 1954/55.Connoisser is believed to have followed closely afterthis.

Finn Juhl's Baker Modern designs date from around1951-1952, while Robsjohn-Gibbings came on boardperhaps as late as 1961. More research is needed.

Baker furniture : [Palladian]. Holland, Mi. : Baker FurnitureInc., [ca. 1950?] Pages 157-178 : ill ; 35 cm.

General

Cover title. Furniture style "Palladian" found in runningpage heading. Note that this item contains pagesbeginning with 157, and ending with 178, only. Circadate from a later catalog "Baker : Connoisseur" whichhas the note: The Connoisseur Collection continues,… a basic them, initiated by Baker in 1950 with theintroduction of the Palladian" group, and epanded in1955 by the addition of the "Continental" group.

Box 8

Baker modern / designed by Finn Juhl ; manufactured byBaker Furniture, Inc. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., [ca.1951-1952]. 32 pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm. 00.[].1

Box 4 Folder 7

Furniture designed by Finn Juhl for Baker Furniture Inc., asillustrated in Furniture Forum Handbook of ContemporaryDesign, Vol. 3, Nos. 2, 3, & 4. [Englewood, N.J. : FurnitureForum, ca. 1952-1956?]. 5 pp. : ill ; 28 cm.

Box 4 Folder 8

Baker : Far East III. Holland, Mi : Baker Furniture Inc., ca.1950's. 31 pp. : ill ; 17.5 cm. 00.[].1

Box 4 Folder 9

Baker : Continental IV. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc.,ca. 1950's. 39 pp. : ill. ; 17.5 cm. 00.[].1

Box 4 Folder 10

Baker : Bedroom brochure; custom line. Holland, Mi. : BakerFurniture Inc., ca. 1950's. 23 pp. : ill. ; 17.5 cm. 00.[].1

General

The three small format items in Bo 4 folders 9-11, mayalso have been issued as part of a set called the "BakerFurniture Library", which included: 1. The Story ofBaker Furniture : skilled hands make the difference. / 2.

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Upholstery. / 3. Far East / 4. Continental / 5. Palladiandining and living room furniture / 6. Bedroom brochure,custom line.

Baker : Far East and transition. Holland, Mi. : Baker FurnitureInc., ca. 1950's. 31 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. 00.[].1

Box 4 Folder 12

Baker : Palladian living room and upholstery. Holland, Mi :Baker Furniture Inc., ca. 1950's. 71 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. 00.[].1

Box 4 Folder 13

Baker : Palladian living room and upholstory [2] Holland,Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., ca. 1950's. 79 pg. : ill. ; 28 cm.P2007.027.3

General

Has "Palladian Living Room and Upholstory II" on pg.78.

General

Includes small pamphlet, "Upholstery", 31 pages

Box 4 Folder 13.5

Baker : Upholstery, Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., ca.1950's. 31 pg. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 4 Folder 13.5

Baker : Palladian bedroom and dining room : volume 1.Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., c. 1950's. 39 pp. : ill. ; 28cm. "Volume 1" on pg. 39. . 00.[].1

Box 4 Folder 14

Baker : Palladian bedroom and dining room : [volume 2].Holland, Mi : Baker Furniture Inc., ca. 1950's. 47 pp. : ill. ; 28cm. "Palladian bedroom and dining room II"—pg. 47. c. 1. 00.[].1 / c. 2. P2007.027.4

Box 4 Folder 15

Baker : Connoisseur. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., ca.1950's. 39 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. c.1 00.[].1 / c.2 00.[].1.

Box 4 Folder 16

Contemporary Furniture by Baker Furniture, Inc. Holland,Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., [ca. 1960's?] 55 pp. ill; 28 cm.Cover title: Baker : Contemporary … 00.[].1.

Description

DescriptionPart I. Far East Collection / Part II. NorthwestCollection / Part III. Robsjohn-Gibbings Collection. /Parts II & III are new designs, Part I, first introduced in1948. Page 52 has 4 chairs by Finn Juhl, first marketedby Baker in 1950.

Box 4 Folder 17

Palladian and Upholstery Brochures [ca. 1950's] 2011.001 Box 4 Folder 18

[Baker : For Those Who Appreciate the Finest] Holland, Mi. :Baker Furniture Inc. ; Grand Rapids, Mi. : James Bayne Co.,[ca. 1960's?] 135 pp., [3], Plates I-I : ill. ; 35 cm. c. 1 00.[5245].1

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General

Inde near end of volume has: Continental / Far East /Finn Juhl / Manor House Upholstery / New World /Palladian.

A small numerical inde is supplemented by a largerPictorial Inde. Images of the factory & the BakerMuseum, are also included in pages near the end of thevolume

Baker Furniture : for those who appreciate the finest. Holland, Mi. : BakerFurniture Inc. ; Grand Rapids : James Bayne, [ca. 1965?]. 107 pp. : ill ; 2835cm.

General

Has similar content listed to the item with a similar title above. No pictorial inde. Image of factory, but not theBaker Museum, included.


c. 1. 00.[5243].1. "Catalogue no. 1677." Damage to pages72-76 noted 24 Jan 2013

Box 4.5

c. 2. 00.[5239].1. "Catalogue no. 1785" Box 4.5

c. 3. 00.[5239].2. "Catalogue no. 1570" Box 4.5

A Distinguished collection of English and French furniture ofthe 18th century. Holland, MI: Baker Furniture Inc., [1946?].176, Plates I-, [2] : ill. ; 2735 cm. Formerly 749.092.B178 1942or M749.085 B172 1946. Source of date unknown.

General

c. 1. Catalog no. 2993. Plate inside back cover. 00.[2754].1 / c. 2. 2000.012. Catalog no. 3063. Plate insideback cover. / c. 3. 00.[5242].1. Catalogue no. 3173 /c.4. 00.[5242].2. Catalogue no. 2379 / c.5. 00.[5242].3.Catalogue no. 2168 / c.6. 00.[5242].4. Catalogue no. 2551.For early labeled Milling Road, See Bo 3

Processing Information:Processing Information

Per the request of RV, this item has been removed fromthis collection and placed in the Furniture Design BookCollection, 6/4/2004

Box 4.6

Milling Road Furniture


Milling Road Furniture, hand crafted by Grand Rapids Chair Company, Division of Baker Furniture, Inc.Historical Note, based upon Carron, 1998, pg. 153: The Grand Rapids Chair Co., was founded in 1872. From


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1945-1957 it operated as a subsidiary of Sligh-Lowry, under it's own name. The Grand Rapids Chair Companywas purchased by Baker in 1957, but the furniture continued to be produced under the Grand Rapids ChairCompany name. In 1973 the factory & assets were fully integrated into Baker, and the Grand Rapids Chair Co.name was discontinued.


Cherry "Cross Country" Grand Rapids : Grand Rapids ChairCo., Division of Baker furniture, Inc., ca. 1962. 1 foldedsheet : ill ; 21 cm.

General

Has note: Cherry "Cross Country", one of the groups ofMilling Road furniture, offers a complete collection forliving room, dining room and bedroom.

Box 5 Folder 1

Milling Road : Provence, French country designs of informalelegance. Grand Rapids : Milling Road Furniture, handcraftedby the Grand Rapids Chair Company, Division of BakerFurniture, Inc., 1661 Monroe Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids,Michigan", ca. 1962. 15 pp. : ill. ; 17.5 cm.

General

Has Note pg. 4: …uninterrupted operation since 1872.

Box 5 Folder 2

Milling Road : Embassy. Grand Rapids : Milling RoadFurniture, handcrafted by the Grand Rapids Chair Company,Division of Baker Furniture, Inc., 1661 Monroe Ave., N.W.,Grand Rapids, Michigan", ca. 1962. [8] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Has note: …All Milling Road furniture is the productof the Grand Rapids Chair Company, which this yearcelebrates its 90th anniversary of continued operation.

Box 5 Folder 3

Embassy. Grand Rapids : Milling Road Furniture, handcraftedby the Grand Rapids Chair Company, Division of BakerFurniture, Inc., 1661 Monroe Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids,Michigan", ca. 1962. 19 p. : ill ; 17.5 cm.

Box 5 Folder 4

High-Lo : America's most versatile table. Grand Rapids :Milling Road Furniture, handcrafted by the Grand RapidsChair Company, Division of Baker Furniture, Inc., 1661Monroe Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan", ca. 1962. 1folded sheet : ill ; 17 cm. Folded. Date attributed from pg.18-19 of Embassy catalog above.

Box 5 Folder 5

Classical provincial. Grand Rapids : Milling Road Furniture,handcrafted by the Grand Rapids Chair Company, Divisionof Baker Furniture, Inc., 1661 Monroe, ca. 1962. [I] 15 pgs. :ill. ; 17.5 cm. [II] 23 pgs. : ill. ; 17.5 cm.

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General

Has note pg. 2 or 4: ...uninterrupted operation since1872.

Milling Road : Classic provincial. Grand Rapids : MillingRoad Furniture, handcrafted by the Grand Rapids ChairCompany, Division of Baker Furniture, Inc., 1661 MonroeAve., N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, ca. 1964. 72 pp. : ill. ;28 cm.

General

Has "For 92 years, Grand Rapids Chair Company …"pg. 1 & "Volume III"—pg. 72/73, which suggests thatthis item is part of a set.

Box 5 Folder 7

Milling Road : Provence Grand Rapids : Milling RoadFurniture, handcrafted by the Grand Rapids Chair Company,Division of Baker Furniture, Inc., 1661 Monroe Ave., N.W.,Grand Rapids, Michigan", ca. 1964. 34 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Has "For 92 years, Grand Rapids Chair Company …"pg. 3

Box 5 Folder 8

Milling Road Furniture, Manufactured by Grand Rapids ChairCompany, Division of Baker Furniture Inc. Grand Rapids : …Grand Rapids Chair Company, Baker Furniture, Inc., ca. 1964.ill. 2425 cm.

General

1 bo with open top, folding sides & bottom flap.Includes metal binding rings at the bottom. "Chapter"sections include: Provence / Classic provential / CherryCross Country / Embassy / Hi-Lo Tables / Upholstery.

Box 5 Folder 9

Milling Road Furniture, manufactured by Grand Rapids Chair Company,Division of Baker Furniture, Inc. Grand Rapids : Milling Road Furniture,handcrafted by the Grand Rapids Chair Company, Division of BakerFurniture, Inc., 1661 Monroe Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Graybinder containing 4 separate catalogs [no acid free folder at present, 7/6/2007]


1. Milling Road : Classic provincial. [49] pgs. Box 5 Folder 10

2. Milling Road : Provence & Bavarian Provincial [23] pgs. Box 5 Folder 10

3. Milling Road : Entente. ca. 1962. 19 pgs. Box 5 Folder 10

4. Milling Road : Embassy. ca. 1962. [8] pgs. Dup. Of itemat Bo 5 Folder 3.

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Milling Road : Furniture in the European Manner by MillingRoad. Grand Rapids, Mi. ; Craftsmen's Corners, N.C. : MillingRoad Furniture, Division of Baker Furniture, Inc., n.d. 100 pp.ill; 28 cm. Possibly from the 1970's, after the Grand RapidsChair Company name had been dropped.

Box 5 Folder 11

Milling Road : a collection of choice European designs byMilling Road Furniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. ; Craftsmen'sCorners, N.C. : Milling Road Furniture, Division of BakerFurniture, Inc., n.d. 148 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Possibly from the1970's, after the Grand Rapids Chair Company name had beendropped.

Box 5 Folder 12

Baker : living room and upholstered furniture in the traditionsof Europe and the Far East. Holland, Mi. : Baker FurnitureInc., ca. 1965. 138 pp. ill; 28 cm. c. 1 00.[].1 / c. 2 00.[].1

General

Date attribution taken from the stock numbers for thefurniture items that are listed in the in "UpholsteredFurniture… list prices" above.

OCLC #3405985 indicates that this & the title belowmay also have been distributed as part of a portfolio of3 publications, issues ca. 1960-1969 under the title "TheBaker portfolio of furniture design."

Box 5 Folder 13-14

Baker : dining room and bedroom furniture in the traditions ofEurope and the Far East. Holland, Mi : Baker Furniture Inc.,ca. 1965. 71 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. 00.[].1

General

Date attribution taken from the stock numbers for thefurniture items that are listed in the in "Case goods …list prices" above.

OCLC #3405985 indicates that this & the title belowmay also have been distributed as part of a portfolio of3 publications, issues ca. 1960-1969 under the title "TheBaker portfolio of furniture design."

Box 5 Folder 15

Upholstered furniture and occasional chairs : List Prices, Feb.15, 1965. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., 1965. 17 pp. ;27.5 cm. 00.[].1

General

Has Baker oval with crown & tulip.

Box 5 Folder 16

Case goods, tables, and dining chairs : List Prices, Feb. 15,1965. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., 1965. 12 pp. ; 27cm. 00.[].1

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General

Has Baker oval with crown & tulip.

Milling Road from Baker Furniture. Color catalog. Accession2017.040. n.d. circa 1990s(?).

Box 5 Folder 18

The Britannia Collection : … by Baker Furniture Inc, aspresented editorially by House Beautiful Magazine …Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture, Inc., [1966]. Date confirmedby Interior design Magazine article accompanying theNormandy Catalog below.

Box 6 Folder 1

[Baker Museum of Furniture Research] A special collectionof authentic furniture reproduced from the prized originals inthe Baker Museum of Furniture Research. Holland, MI: BakerFurniture Inc., ca. 1966. 64 pp. ill; 28 cm. 00.[2793].1

General

Date from pg. 1, which states that the collection wasestablished 25 years ago in 1941. Another copy islocated in Coll. 233

Box 6 Folder 2

The Normandy Collection … House & Garden Magazine …Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture, Inc. ; [N.Y.] ; Conde NastPublications, Inc. c. 1967.00.[2791].1

Box 6 Folder 3

A New Collection by Baker Furniture, Inc., … as featured byInterior Design Magazine. "When Baker Furniture introducedits Britannia Collection in 1966 …" 00.[2792].1

Box 6 Folder 3

The Woburn Abbey Collection by Baker. [Packet of materialsfor the promotion of the new line, in a white folder, 26.5cm.]

General

Contains: Fact Sheet correspondence, dated Jan. 1969. 3sheets stapled. \ Small flyer. The back has "A Collector'sChoice from Woburn Abbey ..." \ Woburn Abbey :History & Treasures. Norwich : Jarrold & Sons., Ltd.,1967. "This book has been photographed, designed andprinted by Jarrold Colour Publications \ 5 b/w photosincluding 3 items of furniture, the stately house, and theDuke & Duchess. \ Order sheet for the photos in the kit.

Box 6 Folder 5

The Woburn Abbey Collection by Baker. Holland, MI : BakerFurniture Inc., [1969]. 36 pp. ill; 25 cm. Dated from thepromotional "kit" above. Copy 1.

Box 6 Folder 6

The Woburn Abbey Collection by Baker. Holland, MI : BakerFurniture Inc., [1969]. 36 pp. ill; 25 cm. Dated from thepromotional "kit" above. Copy 2. P2003.016.

Box 7.5

Furniture for contract and residential interiors / Barnard &Simonds, Inc. ; a division of Baker Furniture, Inc., 1661Monroe Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids :Barnard & Simonds, Baker Furniture, [ca. 1967?] 11 pp. : ill ;

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28 cm. This date is not confirmed. Barnard & Simonds areknown to have once been in New York.

Baker : a preview of the unique and authentic European,English and Far East designs that comprise the Bakercollections. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Co., Divisionof the Magnavo Company ; [New York, N.Y. : Conde NastPubl.], ca. 1969-1972. 32 pp. ill; 28 cm. 00.[2789].1

General

Copyrighted by Conde Nast Publications, and perhapsecerpted or similar to Conde Nast periodical publicationcontent, for this period, from Baker.

Box 6 Folder 7

Baker Furniture : Far East. Chicago, Il. : Baker Furniture Co.,[ca. 1975?] Chicago office at 474 Merchadise Mart P2004.024

Box 6 Folder 8

Baker Furniture : Far East, Occasional Supplement. Chicago,Il.: Baker Furniture Co., [ca. 1975?] P2004.024

Box 6 Folder 9

Historic Charleston Reproductions by Baker. Chicago, Il. :Baker Furniture Co., c. 1977. P2004.024

Box 6 Folder 10

Baker Contemporary Collection. 2100 Series. Chicago, Il. ;Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Co., c. 1978. P2004.024Address at 917 Merchandise Mart

Box 6 Folder 11

Baker Furniture : Rattan Collection. Chicago, Il. : Holland,Mi. : Baker Furniture Co., c. 1978. P2004.024

Box 6 Folder 12

Classics collection : Baker Furniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Baker Furniture Inc., c. 1987. 25 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 6 Folder 13

Baker Furniture : Paulin Collection / Eecutive Offices andContract Division Showroom, 917 The Merchandise Mart,Chicago, Il. Chicago, Il. : Baker Furniture, c. 1988. PierrePaulin, designer. 23 pp. ill.; 27.5 cm. 00.[].1

Box 6 Folder 14

Williamsburg Reproduction Furniture by Baker. GrandRapids, Mi. : Baker Furniture Co., c.1992. 38 pp. ill; 28.5 cm.Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Box 6 Folder 15

Baker Furniture catalog: The Traditional Collections. Colorcatalog, n.d. Circa 1990s(?). Accession 2017.040.

Box 6 Folder 16

Baker : Wood is Counting Again, as Wood. Reprinted fromHouse Beautiful magazine. No publication information withitem. 2 copies; 1 is torn. 1988.014.

General

Includes "Palladian" style trade material & the article onwood. See also other material related to this LawrenceJessup accession, unprocessed.

Box 52

The Baker Book : a compilation of the unique and authenticEuropean, English and Far East designs that comprise theBaker Collections / Baker Furniture Co., Division of the

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Magnavo Company. Holland, Mi. : Baker, [1970] 256 pp. :ill. ; 29 cm. Date from "Volume 70", pg. 254.00.[3641].1

The Baker Catalogue / Baker Furniture … Division of the Magnavo Company.Holland, Mi. : Baker, [1974] Date from "Volume 74" v. 1, pg. 196. 3 volumesbound in red buckram, in a red buckram slip case.


v. 1. Section I, French. Section II. Palladian. Box 7

v. 2. Section I, English & American. Section II, Far EastSection III, Eecutive

Box 7

v. 3. Inde. 00.[].1 Box 7

A Collection of Baker furniture : assembled for those whoappreciate the finest. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., [1966]247 pp. ill; 27 cm. Date from "1966 edition" on page 246.Brown paper covers. . 00.[5249].1

Box 7.4 Folder 1

A Collection of Baker furniture : assembled for those who appreciate the finest.Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., [1967] 247 pp. ill; 27 cm.

General

Date from "Volume 67" on page 246. Blue paper covers. Additional loose sheets inserted throughout, havecrown & iris symbol.


c. 1. 00.[5248].1 Box 7.4 Folder 2

c. 2. P2007.027.8 Box 7.4 Folder 3

A Collection of Baker furniture : assembled for those who appreciate the finest.Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc., [1968] 263 pp. : ill ; cm. Date from "68Edition" on page 262. LC No. 67-31334


c. 1 Hardbound, has the LC No. 00.[5247].1 Box 7.4 Folder 4

c. 2 softbound, has the title page after pg. 14. FormerlyM749.085.B172 1968. 00.[5247].2

Box 7.4 Folder 5

c. 3. P2007.027.7 Note: This item does not have the editionnote on pg. 262. Need to compare contents. Has 263 pages,and same LC No., same as the 1968 edition.

Box 7.4 Folder 6

Baker Furniture : a collection of French Louis V and LouisIV designs. 5400 series. Holland, Mi. : Baker, ca. 1970S'?P2003.016

Box 7.5

Baker Furniture : a collection of Eighteenth Century OccasionalDesigns. 7900 Series. Chicago, Il. : Baker Furniture Co., [ca.1972-1975?]. 16 pgs. P2003.016

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Baker Furniture : a collection of 18th Century RegencyOccasional Designs. 5300 series. Grand Rapids : Baker, c.1978.P2003.01.

Box 7.5

Baker Upholstered Furniture. Series 400-800. Holland, Mi. :Baker Furniture Co., c. 1979. P2003.016

Box 7.5

Baker Furniture : a collection of Eighteenth Century occasionalDesigns, including tables, stands and chests. 7900 Series. GrandRapids, Mi. : Baker, c. 1980. 8 pgs. P2003.016

Box 7.5

Baker. Modern. 3100 Wall Units. Grand Rapids, : BakerFurniture Co., c. 1982. P2003.016

Box 7.5

Baker Furniture : Louis VI Bedroom. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Baker, c.1983. P2003.016. Includes a list of regional offices.

Box 7.5

The Baker Furniture Continental Collection, v. 2, Grand Rapids,Mi. : Baker, c. 1983. P2003.016.

Box 7.5

The Linea Cara & Rattan Collections b;y Rausch / Designedby Karl Rausch; distributed by Baker Furniture. G.R.? : BakerFurniture, a North American Philips Co., [ca. 1974-1986]P2003.016.

Box 7.5

Britain, Republic of Ireland, Russian Empire / Baker Furniture ;Baker, Knapp & Tubbs. Grand Rapids : Baker ; Baker, Knapp &Tubbs, [2002] 156 p. : ill. www.bakerfurniture.com. 2002.086.

General

"Furniture Treasures of England, Scotland, Ireland,Russia, selected by Sir Humphrey Wakefield." Pg. 2-3has list of "Stately Homes, Owners and Baker Treasures."Catalog includes illustrations of the homes and ownersthroughout.

Box 7.5

Baker furniture. Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc, 1968. 263pp.: ill.; 28 cm. 2 copies. Formerly M749.092 B172 1968.

BoxUnknown

FolderUnknown

Baker Furniture Co. English & French Furniture of theEighteenth Century by Baker Furniture, Inc. Holland, MI; BakerFurniture, Inc., 1946. 186 pp. ill; 2735 cm. Formerly M749.085B172. 2000.012.

Box 8

20th century shop : modern furniture / by Baker FurnitureFactories, Allegan, Michigan. Allegan, Mi. : Baker FurnitureFactories, ca. 1930's. 18 plates : ill ; 36.529 cm. Source of dateunknown. 00.[2753].1

Box 8

A Distinguished collection of English and French furniture ofthe 18th century. Holland, MI: Baker Furniture Inc., [1946?].186 pp. : ill. ; 2735 cm. Formerly M749.085 B172 1946. Sourceof date unknown.

General

c. 1. Catalog no. 2993. Plate inside back cover. 00.[2754].1. Per the request of RV, this item has been

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removed from this collection and placed in the FurnitureDesign Book Collection, 6/4/2004 / c. 2. Catalog no. 3063.Plate inside back cover. 2002.012.

A collection of drawings of furniture of the English 18thcentury styles as well as many other eamples of traditionaland contemporary design both in cabinet & in upholsteredpieces. [Holland, Mi. : Baker] ; Grand Rapids : J. Bayne Co.,[ca.1950's?]. 153 plates : ill ; 2836 cm. c.1. 00.[5244].1 / c.2. 00.[5244].2 / c.3. 00.[5240].1

General

This version begins with a section on Living RoomFurniture. Plates 124-152 at the end are for a sectioncalled "Far East Supplement." One plate #153 follows thissection, plus an inde page.

Box 9

A collection of drawings of furniture of the English 18thcentury styles as well as many other eamples of traditionaland contemporary design both in cabinet & in upholsteredpieces. [Holland, Mi. : Baker] ; Grand Rapids : J. Bayne Co.,[ca.1950's?]. 105 plates : ill ; 2836 cm. 00.[].

General

Note that this item has less content than the version above,and begins with a section on Dining Room Furniture. Notethat the Far East section mentioned in the introductionis not included. Has on inside front cover: Property ofWilton G. Hawes.

Box 9

[Baker furniture : For Those Who Appreciate the Finest]Holland, Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc. ; Grand Rapids, Mi. : JamesBayne Co., [ca. 1960's?] 135 pp. : ill. ; 35 cm.

General

Inde near end of volume has: Continental / Far East /Finn Juhl / Manor House Upholstery / New World /Palladian. A small numerical inde is supplemented by alarger Pictorial Inde. Images of the factory and the BakerMuseum area also included in pages near the end of thevolume.

Box 9

Baker Furniture : for those who appreciate the finest. Holland,Mi. : Baker Furniture Inc. ; Grand Rapids : James Bayne,[ca.1965?]. 107 pp. : ill ; 2835 cm.

General

Has similar content listed to the item with a similar titleabove. No pictorial inde. Image of factory, but not the

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Baker Museum, included. Has sticker inside back cover"Catalog no. 1677."

Baker : a new concept in upholstery. Holland, Mi. : BakerFurniture Inc., [ca.1960's?]. 58 pp. : ill ; 36.5 cm. 00.[].1

Box 9

The original decorated pieces by Kozak (Kozak Studios, adivision of Baker Furniture), circa 1962.

Box 9

Baker : Wood is Counting Again, as Wood. N.d. (2 copies; 1is torn). Reprinted from House Beautiful magazine. Includes"Palladian" style trade material with article.

Box 52

Bechtold Bros. Upholstering Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See also Coll. 233 for correspondence associated with this accession.


Upholstered Furniture / Bechtold Bros. Upholstering Co., GrandRapids. n.d. c. 1-4 2009.047

General

Catalog divided into sections by style, including: Town &Country, Traditional, French Provincial, Italian Provincial,Contemporary, Colonial. Note: There are four items withthe same general description here, all of which have 36numbered pages. Two of these have a preliminary pagebefore the "Town & Country" section page. Note: All fourcopies included here have parts of pages cut out of thecatalog. No one copy is complete, without at least oneclipped page.

Box 9.3 Folder 1

Loose 1956 Price Lists (3) 2009.047. "Town & Country" GroupPricelist, Jan. 1, 1956; Special Group Prices, Jan. 5, 1956;Supplementary Price list, June 15, 1956

Box 9.3 Folder 1.5

Price list, Jan. 5, 1956. 32 pgs. 2009.047 Box 9.3 Folder 2

Price list, May 1, 1957. 27 pgs. 2009.047

General

Includes: Supplement to Wholesale Pricelist, July 1, 1957(2) / Supplement to Wholesale Pricelist, Jan. 1958 (4)/Supplementary Pricelist, July 1, 1958 (8) / [WholesaleCost Prices] Oct. 15, 1958 (1 attached to 4 pages fromJan. & July) / List of Current Cover Patterns, Feb. 28,1958 (2) / Feb. 28, 1958 cover letter for the patternslist of the same date. (1) / March 7, 1958 cover letter. /Supplementary Price list, March 1, 1959.

Box 9.3 Folder 3

[Price list, May 1957] Incomplete price list with pages 1-2missing. May 1957 date handwritten on the top of page 3.

Box 9.3 Folder 4


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Appears to have content similar to the 27 page price list above,plus the Jan. & July 1958 supplements. 2009.047.

Retail Price list, May 1, 1959 2009.047 Box 9.3 Folder 5

Retail Pricelist, Jan. 1, 1962 2009.047 Box 9.3 Folder 6

Berkey & Gay Furniture Company


Berkey & Gay Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. [catalog] ca.1876-1888 Cover title. Spine has: Photographs. Berkey & GayFurniture Co. 58 plates. 2005.008.

General

In brown tooled leather, worn, initial pages reusedas scrapbooks with articles from the late 1880's.Photographic plates mounted on thin board, between linenhinges. Some may be missing. Plate numbers top right,in a later hand? Items hand numbered, usually under theimage. Some images are missing. Style of furniture similarto the 1876 Philadelphia ehibition.

Box 9.5

Furniture samples from our various lines. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Berkey & Gay, [1887] 24 pp. : ill. ; 1827 cm. Date appears to behandwritten on the cover. Formerly 749.212 B455.

General

Very poor condition ; brittle paper. Loose pages &possibly incomplete. Damaged caused by pam cover &cloth tape. 14 sheets total, including covers, and ecept 2blank rear end sheets

Box 10 Folder 1

The Old Feeling, or the Past Revived. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Berkey & Gay, ca. 1900. 52 pp. : ill. ; 21 cm. Formerly MKG749 B45o. Fragile. Interior pages are all loose, from damage ofpam covers & cloth tape.

Box 10 Folder 2

Furniture of character, made in the shop of Berkey and GayFurniture Co., Grand Rapids, MI. : Berkey & Gay, 1906. 27pp. : ill. ; 24 cm. NCAT 749 NCAT B455

General

c. 1 "The Catalogues"—in blue, upper left cover. / c. 2Purchase, dealer unknown, dealer #14784. Mi. Rm. stickerplaced by TS on front flyleaf. Dirty covers.

Box 10 Folder 3

Character in furniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay, 1910.31 pp. ill; 27 cm. Formerly 749.213 B455c.

Box 10 Folder 4

Berkey & Gay furniture : the portfolio of the KnoleworthStyle .... Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay, ca. 1916. 13 v. in1: ill; 2418 cm. Green buckram binding. Formerly R749 B455.

Box 10 Folder 5


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General

Originally issued as loose plates & small flyers, thesubtitle given above is only the name of the flyer thatis bound first in this volume. There appre to be 11different style booklets, and one small flyer (Berkey &Gay Furniture In the Home), separately published, allbound in this one volume. Styles include: Knoleworth,Sleeping Room, Queen Anne, Louis VI, William andMary, Chippendale, Hepplewhite, Adam, Jacobean,Sheraton, Living Room.

Berkey & Gay furniture : the portfolio ... Grand Rapids, Mi.,1916. 87 plates in portfolio: ill; 24 cm. Formerly 749.B455.

General

Includes similar style information to above, with somedifferent unique information, such as Early American,Dining Room, Hall, Hepplewhite, Flemish Renaissance.Includes various style "packets" of loose plates and thewritten style cover. Since these items are loose, theybecome always out of order thru use, and need to be sortedand individually folders. (Processing note) Accompaniedby 3 copies of the small flyer "Berkey and Gay Furniturein the Home" Note: These items may be copies of the itembelow.

Box 10 Folder 6

A Portfolio of Furniture Plates. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey &Gay, 1916. 1984.015. (80 items).

General

14 flyers on various styles or room settings: Berkey &Gay Furniture for the Sleeping Room (33 plates); Berkey& Gay Furniture for the Dining Room (15 plates) Berkey& Gay Furniture for the Hall (2 plates); Berkey & GayFurniture for the Living Room (16 plates

Box 10.5

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Furniture style book. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey& Gay ; , ca.1928. 42 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm.


c. 1. "Gypsie Bennett" in pencil on front flyleaf. Decorativeboards with turquoise & brown leaves, and buff flowers.+ Accompanied by Shop Mark "Barney Oldfield Wins onHorseback" offprint. P2000.020.

Box 10 Folder 7

c. 2. This copy bound in black with cover title: FurnitureStyle book 75th Anniversary, Berkey & Gay, 1853-1928.The contents is the same as c.1 above. Has bookplate …Compliments of Berkey & Gay … with signature of President,E.A.(?) Wallace.

Box 10 Folder 8


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Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. The selection of furniture. GrandRapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay, ca.1920's. 16 pp; ill; 15.5 cm.

Box 10 Folder 9

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Price List. February, 1929. GrandRapids : Mi. : Berkey & Gay, 1929. 93 pp. ; 23 cm. FormerlyMKG 749 B45p '29. Interior content torn from cover, which isstill attached to the pam binder & tape.

Box 10 Folder 10

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Furniture fashions. Grand Rapids,Mi : Berkey & Gay, n.d. 18 pp. ill; 21 cm. 2 Copies.

General

Both items appear the same, with "$3.50" penciled inupper right on title page. Has Eugene Field's poem "InAmsterdam" inside the back cover.

Box 10 Folder 11

Fashions Wrought in Wood / Berkey & Gay, n.d. 00.[5758].1

General

Brochure with illustrations of styles, no style no. or priceinformation, however. Includes: Bowling Green, Comares,Adam Black, Shenstone, Trianon, Sherwood.

Box 10 Folder 12

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Price list : living room division ofBerkey & Gay Furniture Co. July 1, 1929. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Berkey & Gay, 1929. 39 pp. 27.5 cm.

Box 11 Folder 1

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Price list, August, 1929. GrandRapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay, 1929. 100 pp. ; 22 cm. NCAT 749B455p 1929

Box 11 Folder 2

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co., division of Simmons Co. PriceList : Dining room, bedroom, living room, Jan. 1, 1930. GrandRapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay, 1930. 97 pp. ; 27.5 cm.

Box 11 Folder 3

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Antique furniture in carved oakand mahogany. Grand Rapids, MI. : Berkey & Gay, n.d. 56 pp. :ill. ; 2128 cm. Formerly M749 B45a. Bound Photocopy.

Box 11 Folder 4

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co., Division of Simmons Co. TheOld Colony Group : dining room, bedroom, living room. GrandRapids, MI. : Berkey & Gay, ca. 1930. 30 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Box 11 Folder 5

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Dining room furniture. GrandRapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay, n.d. Portfolio of loose sheets (12items) ; 31 cm.

Box 11 Folder 6

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Bedroom furniture. Grand Rapids,MI. : Berkey & Gay, n.d. Portfolio of loose sheets (13 items) ;31 cm.

Box 11 Folder 7

William A. Berkey Furniture CompanyProcessing Information:


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Processing Information

Items previously listed here are for the William A. Berkey Furniture Company, which is a separate corporateentity than Berkey & Gay. See these items listed under "William A. Berkey Furniture Company."


Vacant 7/17/2007 Box 11 Folder 8

Vacant 7/17/2007 Box 11 Folder 9

Late 19th Century Furniture by Berkey & Gay. Atglen, PA:Schiffer Publishing Co. & Brian L. Witherell, 1998. 176 pp.:ill. ; 28 cm. 00.[2824].1

General

The Local History copy, M749.085 B455 W7, waspreviously transferred to this collection. In 9/9/2004,it was returned to the Local History book collection,and the circulating copy was placed in this archivalcollection. This title is not an original furniture tradecatalog collection, but a later published volume usingreproduction images from actual historical trade catalogs.

Box 11

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Berkey & Gay Newspaper MatriService. September, 1924 ed. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey andGay, 1924. 56 pp. : ill. ; 3040 cm.

Box 12

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Berkey & Gay Newspaper MatriService, January 1926 ed. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay,1926. 72 pp. : ill. ; 3040 cm.

Box 12

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Berkey & Gay Newspaper MatriService, January 1928 ed. Grand Rapids, MI. : Berkey & Gay,1928. 136 pp. : ill. ; 3040 cm. Covers detached.

Box 12

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Berkey & Gay Newspaper MatriService, July 1928 ed. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay,1928.' 118 pp. ill; 3040 cm.

Box 12

The Berkey & Gay style book / Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay, [1929] 293 pp.+ : ill. ; 3142cm. Formerly 749.213 B455.

General

"For Over Seventy Five Years … The Berkey & Gaygrowth from a time craft shop in 1853 to one coveringseveral score acres in 1929 …"—Verso of title page,paragraph under the color illustration of the Berkey & Gayfactory comple. Tooled buckram with the Berkey & Gaytrademark embossed on the cover. Includes pocket withacid free folder contains a flyer about the volume and twooriginal pink order forms. c. 1. Note. This item previouslycalled "c.3." Location of earlier copies 1 & 2 unknown.

Box 12


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A new second copy of this title is located in the SobotaCollection #225.

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Advertising Service for Berkey &Gay dealers. Spring 1930. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay,1930. 23 pp. : ill ; 3041 cm.

Box 12

Berkey & Gay Furniture Co. Living Room advertising MatriService. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Berkey & Gay, n.d. 20 p. ill; 3040cm.

Box 12

The Story of Span-Umbrian Furniture: How the RenaissanceSpain Lives Anew. Berkey & Gay Furniture.1917, 19 pages,illustrated.

Box 12

Beley Heath LTD.


Beley Heath Ltd., (560 5th St., N.W., Grand Rapids, Mi.)P2003.027

General

1 white & yellow plastic 3-ringed binder, includingfurniture images, containing various furniture trade flyers& price lists associated with: Beley Heath reproductionsof designs by Frank Lloyd Wright, selected by ThomasA. Heinz. / The Widdicomb Collection. Designs by T.H.Robsjohn-Gibbings. / Beba / Liberte'

Items included are: Spring 1998 Price list \ Fall 1997Price list. Stocking Dealer Price list. \ Fall 1997 Pricelist. Architect/Designer Prince List \ Various furnitureillustration & specification sheets with "Hc" numbers forFrank Lloyd Wright reproductions. \ Various furnitureillustration & specification sheets with "Rg" numbers forWiddicomb Collection. \ Various furniture illustration& specification sheets with "Bb" numbers for the BebaCollection of Deco furniture. \ 2 end sheet furnitureillustration & specification sheets with "LB410" and"LB520" for an Edwin William Godwin replica desk &Anthony Antine after Charles Rennie Macintosh coffeetable.Also occasional furniture wood specification sheetswith alphanumeric codes for the types of wood.

Box 11

Bishop Furniture Co.


Bishop Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, MI: Bishop Furniture Co. 2booklets 1) 22.5 10.5 cm. (cover) : ill. ; 23 p. [1] P1995.001 2)18 23.5 cm. : ill. ; 10 unno. Sheets [Including covers]

Box 11 Folder 10

Boynton Waddell (Grand Rapids ; Chicago)


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Embossed Moldings in wood / Boynton - Waddell Co., Chicago.Factories: Grand Rapids, Michigan. N.d. 70 pg P2004.046.13

Box 11 Folder 10.5

Boynton-Waddell : Embrossed wood mouldings / KliseManufacturing Co., 608 Maryland Ave. NE. Grand Rapids :Boynton-Waddell Co., c. 1980. 84 pg. : ill. ; 21.5 28 cm.P2003.027

Box 22 Folder 10.5

Browne Morse Co.

Browne Morse Co. Muskegon, Mi. : Browne Morse Co., n.d. [ca. 1962?] 3booklets, all with 3 holes at left margin. All have stamp on cover: GRPL Music& Art, Jan. 27, 1970."


1) Horizon Line/Deks. Box 11 Folder 11

2) 2000 Line Box 11 Folder 11

3) Montisa. Box 11 Folder 11

Cafolite Co.


Lee rail / Cafolite Co., Muskegon, Mi. Blueline print ; 22 28 cm."Jan. 21, 1943."—pencil. "Lee rail made in wood or cafolite"—pencil note, bottom right.

Box 11 Folder 12

Carl Forslund, Inc. 1934-

General

The catalogs of this family oriented furniture business often include images of family and staff, posed in groupshots or in candid images. Some of the photographers identified include Marius Rooks, and Earl Woods. See theseparate Rooks Collection, No. 230, for possible negatives that may correspond with some of the images in thesecatalogs. Many of the catalogs appear almost identical from year to year, but include some changes that makethem unique, and usually have a different cover. The 1975 & 1976 catalogs are unique, with some changes incontent, although the covers look the same. Most of the catalogs include a variety of decorative objects for sale, inaddition to the furniture illustrated. Several had clippings removed from these before being given to the Library.

Catalog titles were taken from front covers. Various printers were used over the years, including R.R. Donnelley& Sons Co. of Chicago, as well as local firms.


Moved to 224: Back Roads of America by Robert Chappell from Carl Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, Inc., 1974. [flyer] NOTE: This flyer advertises a series of lithographs by Chappell, which was sold by


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Forslund. It has been moved to Coll. 224. The lithographs were sold in a Cherry frame made by Carl Forsland,which is not well illustrated in this flyer. Formerly 232-13-1.


Quaint American portfolio of unusual furniture. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., [ca. 1946.] 48 pp. : ill. ; 25.5 cm.Date from stamp on front cover "Recd May 6, 1947"? FormerlyM748.085.F772q. 00.[717].1.

General

Includes bookplate: This Book was presented by Klisemanufacturing Co. in memory of James C. Veen,1897-1958. Pam bound. Content separated from originalcover.

Box 13 Folder 1

Quaint American portfolio of unusual furniture. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., c. 1949. 80 pp. : ill. ; 25.5 cm.1989.018

General

Has "January, 1950" on cover.

Box 13 Folder 2

Carl Forslund's Portfolio of Quaint American. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc, c. 1952. 79 p. : Ill ; 25.5 cm. Clippingsremoved. 1984.015.

Box 13 Folder 3

Its Fun to Buy From Forslund : a portfolio of Quaint AmericanFurniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., c.1956. 108pp. ; ill. ; 28 cm. Copy 1.

General

Includes information on the carousel horse illustrated byChicago artist John Howard on the cover. The woodenhorse was repainted by the Forslunds by EdPugsley.

Box 13 Folder 4

Its Fun to Buy From Forslund : a portfolio of Quaint AmericanFurniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., c.1956. 108pp. ; ill. ; 28 cm. Copy 2. 2005.040c.

General

Includes information on the carousel horse illustrated byChicago artist John Howard on the cover. The woodenhorse was repainted by the Forslunds by EdPugsley.

Box 13 Folder 4.1

Its Fun to Buy From Forslund : a portfolio of Quaint AmericanForslund Farmstead, Plantation Pine, American mahogany.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., c. 1958. 108 pp. : ill. ;28 cm. Formerly R749.085 F772. 00.[716].1.

Box 13 Folder 5

Furniture From Forslund / Carl Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Carl Forslund, Inc., 1959. 112 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 13 Folder 6


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"Family Furniture" from Forslund's / Carl Forslund. GrandRapids, Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., 1962. 16 pp. : ill ; 28 cm.P2000.009

General

Includes a map and image of the 122 Fulton St. E. Store,Grand Rapids, on pg. 16. Includes the Blake ForslundFamily photo on the front cover, the Carl Forslund, Jr.Family on the back cover, and other Forslund familymembers and staff throughout.

Box 13 Folder 7

Imaginative Gifts from Carl Forslund.Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, Inc., c.1963. 22 pp. : ill; 28 cm.

Box 13 Folder 8

Furniture From Forslund, 1964-1965 / Carl Forslund. GrandRapids, Mi.: Carl Forslund, Inc., Feb. 1964. 123 pp. : ill. ; 28cm. c.1 / c. 2 P2007.027.2 Good condition.

General

Includes images of Forslund family members and staff.

Box 13 Folder 9

Furniture From Forslund : majority of which is made byourselves here in Grand Rapids, 1965-1966. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Carl Forslund, c. Feb. 1965. 123 pp. : ill.; 28 cm. P1999.045. c.1 copy. / c. 2nd, with water damage removed to isolation, Nov.4, 2004.

Box 13 Folder 10

In Springtime, It's Fun to Buy From Forslund. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., c.1966. 15 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Includes portrait sketches of the father and three sonson the back of the catalog. See reference to J. Russell &Marie Kirkpatrick, and the Lenna Kirkpatrick Chair.

Box 13 Folder 11

Fine Furniture From Forslund : Home Furnishings &Accessories. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., c.1967.123 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Includes sketches of: Our Manufactory, 250 Ionia, S.W. /Our Store, 122 E. Fulton St. / Our Office and Warehouse,25 Campau, N.W. / Previously listed as lost; foundmisfiled 11/5/2004.

Box 13 Folder 12

Imaginative Gifts From Carl Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Carl Forslund, Inc., c. 1968. 34 pp. : ill ; 28 cm. Poor condition;many items clipped out by the as received.

Box 13 Folder 13

Imaginative Gifts From Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, Inc., c.1969. 36 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 13 Folder 14


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Handcrafted Upholstery from Carl Forsland : father and threesons. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Carl Forslund, Inc., [ca.1970] 6 pp. :ill. ; 26.5 cm.

General

Includes a few images of staff.

Box 13 Folder 15

Timeless Furniture Made by Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, Inc., c.1970. 96 pp. : ill.; 28 cm.

General

Includes a color photo of the Forslunds standing in frontof the Manufactory on the inside front cover. Has contentclipped out.

Box 13 Folder 16

It's Fun to Buy From Forslund : Timeless Furniture made byCarl Forslund, Grand Rapids, Mi. [Price List with introductoryletters]. July 9, 1971. List for July Warehouse Sale.

Box 13 Folder 17

Timeless furniture made by Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund ; Knickerbocker Press, c.1971. 96 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. 2copies

Box 13 Folder 18

Merry Christmas One & All From Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Carl Forslund, Inc., c.1972. 25 pp. : ill; 28 cm.

Box 13 Folder 19

Timeless furniture made by Forslund Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund ; Chicago : Donnelly, c.1973. 96 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Includes on pg. 1 left a 1886 photo of DeGraaf, Vrieling& Co., stair builders, building and staff(?). On the rightis the same building in 1975, as The Borthers Forslundmanufactory, with staff and Carl Forslund delivery truck.Includes an "It's Fun to Buy from Forslunds" flyer withPurchase Order form. 2 copies

Box 13 Folder 20

Merry Christmas One & All From Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Carl Forslund, Inc., c.1974. 26 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. This catalog isquite similar too, but not identical too the catalog for 1972. 2copies.

Box 13.5 Folder 1

It's Fun to Buy From Forslund : Timeless Furniture made byCarl Forslund, Grand Rapids, Mi. [Price Lists with introductoryletters]. 7. June 23, 1975. List for July Warehouse sale.

Box 13.5 Folder 2

Timeless furniture made by Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund ; Knickerbocker Press, c.1975. 96 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 13.5 Folder 3


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General

Includes 1886 and 1975 images of building that earlierserved DeGraaf, Vrieling & Co., and in 1975 served theCarl Forlund Co. 2 copies

It's Fun to Buy From Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, Inc., c.1975. 16 pp. : ill, ; 21.5 cm.

Box 13.5 Folder 4

Timeless Furniture Made by Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund ; Knickerbocker Press, c.1976. 96 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Has same cover as 1975 catalog. Robert Chappelllithographs illustrated on pg. 65.

Box 13.5 Folder 5

Timeless Gifts from the Forslunds. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForlund, Inc., [1976]. 15 pp. : ill. ; 21.5 cm.

General

Has image of Christmas decorated carousel horse oncover. Order form notes pending 1977 catalog.

Box 13.5 Folder 6

Timeless Furniture Made by Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, ; Knickerbocker Press, c.1977. 96 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.Damage to front cover. Items clipped out.

Box 13.5 Folder 7

Christmas with Carl Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, Inc., [1977]. 15 pp. ill; 27 cm. Source of dateunknown.

General

This is a sales catalog including other decorative itemsfor sale, as well as Forslund furniture, at the 250 Pearl St.Store, in Grand Rapids.

Box 13.5 Folder 8

Timeless furniture made by Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund ; Midland, Mi. : McKay Press, c. 1979. 96 pp. : ill. ; 28cm.

General

Includes on pg. [1] images of Mrs. James R. Spees, Mrs.Russell H. Spees, II. and Mrs. Russell H. Spees, Sr. whowas the first to purchase from Mr. Forslund senior in1935.

Box 13.5 Folder 9

Dining Rooms / Carl Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, Inc., c. 1983. 8 pp. : ill ; 27.5 cm. 00.[400].1

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General

Includes an order card at the center fold which providesa map and a rendering of the 250 Pear St. Store in GrandRapids and the 303 N. Main St.Store in Ann Arbor, Mi.

Timeless furniture by Carl Forslund. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund ; Gilson Press, c. 1983. 97 pp. ; ill. ; 28 cm. FormerlyM749.085.F772t 1983 00.[715].1.

Box 13.5 Folder 11

His & Hers Christmas Gift From Carl Forslund [flyer]. GrandRapids, Mi.: Carl Forslund, Inc., n.d. ill ; 18 cm.

General

Includes a loose printed "Personal Note" from CarlForslund RE catalogs.

Box 13.5 Folder 12

Pine Shop originals from Carl Forslund, furniture and carpets,Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mi. : Carl Forsland ; Detroit :Cloudman Oldham Advertising, Inc., n.d. 21 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm.Photos by Dale Rooks. Front cover torn.

Box 13.5 Folder 13

Rip Van Lee Chair & Footstool. Grand Rapids, Mi. : CarlForslund, Inc., n.d.

General

3 items associated with this leather chair: 1. small flyer,printed front and back. / 2. graphic clipping, ca. pg.[27-29] from unknown source. / 3. graphic clipping, pgs.25-26 from unknown source.

Box 13.5 Folder 14

Some Old Things New. Grand Rapids, Mi. :; Carl Forslund, Inc.,n.d. 17 4 cm. 12 pages in a small tan colored decorate cover. +pink order slip.

General

Pages are loose in the folder. The first and last page areformed from 1 folded sheet, with the other sheets being½ the size of the larger sheet. + envelop printed with thesame logo

Box 13.5 Folder 15

[Miscellaneous ephemera]


1 The Lincoln Candlestick. [1 small sheet. Buff colored paper,printed on one side.]

Box 13.5 Folder 16

.2 Its Fund to Buy from Forslund Purchase Order Blank &envelop. [1 folded sheet/envelop]

Box 13.5 Folder 16

Carl Forslund Correspondence to Floyd



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M. Elliott, Oakland, Cali. [2017.081] Box 13.5 Folder 17

50th Anniversary Catalog


Carl Forslund Inc. 50th Anniversary Catalog [2017.081] Box 13.5 Folder 18

Carolton Surrey, Inc.


Carlton-Surrey, Inc. [Trade Catalogue : cover missing]. GrandRapids, Mi : Carlton-Surrey, Inc., ca. 1950S 64 pp.: ill. ; 28 cm.Formerly 749.213.C197. Furniture Portraits by Laskey Studio.

Box 14 Folder 1

Century Furniture Co.


[Complete Dining Room Suites / Century Furniture Co.] 4sheets, 8 pages of prices, torn from an unidentified source. Pg.Nos. 25-31 P2004.033

Box 14 Folder 1.5

Furniture : as interpreted by the Century Furniture Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Century FurnitureCo., c. 1926. 156 pp. : ill. ; 21 cm. "This book is one of a limitededition … This copy is presented by Noyes L. Avery. No. 121."Formerly M749.09.C333f. Old "copy 2." 00.[3102].1

Box 14 Folder 2

Furniture : as interpreted by the Century Furniture Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Century FurnitureCo., c. 1927. 156 pp. : ill. ; 21 cm. Second edition. Formerly749.165C. 00.[3103].1.

Box 14 Folder 3

English Siteenth Century [cover title] Grand Rapids, Mi. :Century Furniture Co., n.d. 18 pp. : ill; 34 cm. Title page has: ACentury Production. Pg. [2] illustration by Brietmayer(?). 00.[].1

Box 14 Folder 4

French provincial furniture : made in Grand Rapids : a Centuryproduction. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Century Furniture Co., ca.1928. 13 pp. : ill. ; 34 cm. Formerly R749.243p.C333. 00.[].1.

General

Date from receipt date stamp: Jan. 4, 1928. Illustrations byLaurence Guetthoff, with printed illustrative overlay sheetfrom the furniture line.


This item was formerly 232-14-5, but is oversized, andwas being damaged in the smaller bo. Other bo folder

Box 8


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renumbered accordingly. Needs protective foldering; oldpam covers.

Furniture : as interpreted by the Century Furniture Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Century FurnitureCo., 6th printing, c. 1931. 156 pp. : ill. ; 21 cm. Blue boardswith black buckram spine and corners. Formerly M749.C333f:3.00.[3104].1.

Box 14 Folder 5

Furniture / Century Furniture Company. Grand Rapids, Mi : CenturyFurniture Co., c.1931. 5 v. : ill ; 22 cm. Formerly M749.C33 nos. 1-5. 00.[3101].1-5.

General

Supplements to a 154 pg. Book of the same name. Copy 1 have items still attached to each other, pam coverdiscarded. Available copy 2's are loose in the folder. Originally said to have include a second copy of each, onlysecond copies of nos. 1-2, 4-5 were found here Nov. 3, 2004.


No. 1 Furniture in Oak Box 14 Folder 6

No. 2 Old mahogany furniture Box 14 Folder 6

No. 3 French Provincial furniture Box 14 Folder 6

No. 4 Early American furniture Box 14 Folder 6

No. 5 Furniture of the French Empire Box 14 Folder 6

Furniture : as interpreted by the Century Furniture Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Century FurnitureCo., 8th printing, c. 1937. 156 pp. : ill. ; 21 cm. 00.[3105].1

Box 14 Folder 7

[Catalogue / Century Furniture Company]. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Century Furniture Co., n.d. [ca. 1917?]. Source of circa dateunknown. ill ; 232511 cm. 1 black buckram 3 ring binder, 2inches thick. 00.[].1

General

Contains numerous loose plates printed in sepia color.Most plates has a "No. K-"; as few have "No. A-."

Box 15

Catalogue / Century Furniture Company]. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Century Furniture Co., n.d. [ca.1917?]. Sources of circa dateunknown. 1 black buckram 3 ring binder, 4 inches thick. ill. ;23256 cm. 00.[].1

General

Has on front flyleaf : Chas. Brown, Packing Room.Contains numerous loose plates printed in sepia color.

Box 15


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Most plates has a "No. K-." Also blackline and blueprintdrawings of furniture are included.

Century Furniture Co. Century. Hickory, NC : Century FurnitureCo., 1977. 29 pp. : ill; 30.5 cm.

Box 16 Folder 1

Century Furniture Co. The Sobota collection. Hickory, NC :Century Furniture Co., 1989. 46 pp. : ill; 28 cm.


See also the Raymond K. Sobota furniture designcollection, Collection 225.

Box 16 Folder 2

[Century Furniture Company Catalog, 1917] Grand Rapids,Mi. : Century Furniture Co., [1917?, 1920?] 158+ numberedplates : ill. ; 36 cm. Formerly 749.213 C333.

Plate number inventory

Plate number inventoryInde/Plate 1 [torn loose and now foldered]. 1A, 2-4,4A, 5-13, 13A, 14-21, 21A, 22-23, 23A, 24-28, 28A,29-41,41A, 46, 46A, 47-5, 51, 51A, 52, 52A, 53-55, 55A,55B, 56-72, 73A, 73, 73B, 74-81, 81A, 82-97, [Page98 fragment; Chair in lower right appears to have beenpurposefully removed, perhaps before receipt], 99—102, 102A, 103, 103A, 104-111, 111A, [112 missing],113-149.

Loose plates in folder: 150/151, [152 missing], 153/154,155/156, 157?/158 Note, many numbers have beenpartially sliced off in rebinding, and additional content isbeing lost through the fraying of the loose sheets tearingfrom the binding.

Accompanying items found in back pocket removed tofolder: 1) Century Furniture Co., Price List, Nov. 19,1917. / 2) Century Furniture Co., Price List, June 25,1920.


Items needs reformatting. Brittle pages are in distress dueto the library binding. Items needs to be disbound, withplates protected and rehoused in folders for etra support,before boing. Content has been lost due to trimmingduring the binding process. Pages pulling loose from thebinding are becoming frayed and have been placed infolders.

Box 24

"Dining Room Furniture. "Trade Plates.


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General

Included below are 4 of the Company's tan folios with brown ties, all labeled "Dining Room Furniture", thathouse a variety of trade plates illustrating furniture for sale, as well as other miscellaneous publications. Norecord of the original content of the folio is available. Some items appear to be of the type of original publishedplates epected with these folios. Others plates are of different sizes, on different kinds of paper, some made asoriginal photos or with a different type of photographic process. Some items once attached to boards have nowbecome unattached.

Dining room furniture. Grand Rapids, MI: Century Furniture Co., c.1930.Ill. ; 33 cm. [Folio cover #1]

General

Contains 11 plates at time of inventory, including a day bed, which is unlikely to be original to this folio.


Dining room furniture. C-98/124 Box 24

Dining room furniture. No. 153 Box 24

Dining room furniture. A-657 ¼ Box 24

Dining room furniture. A700 ¼ Box 24

Dining room furniture. A-750 Box 24


Dining room furniture. K-1173 Box 24




Dining room furniture. K-1180. Box 24

Dining room furniture. Grand Rapids, MI: Century Furniture Co., n.d.Numerous unbound plates : ill. ; 33 cm. [Folio cover #2].

General

This folio cover is identical to the cover above. The original content of both is unknown. Most of the imagesshow in these plates are chairs.


Dining room furniture. A-380 ¼ (2) Box 24




Dining room furniture. A466 ½


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Box 24

Dining room furniture. 507 ¼ Box 24

Dining room furniture. A570-414 Box 24







Dining room furniture. A-702 ¾ Box 24





Dining room furniture. A-748 ¾ Box 24




Dining room furniture. A-535 ¼ -492 Box 24








Mahogany Swivel Chair / W.D. Tucker, Sept. 1930. Photoreproduction of original sketch. Photographic on paper.

Box 24

A Numbered chairs – horizontal views


A-415 ¼ Box 24

A-509 / 140 Box 24


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A-535 ¼ / 184 Box 24

A-668 Box 24

A-671 ¼ Box 24

A-728 Box 24

Photographic on paper. "A" numbered charids – vertical views


A-397 Box 24

A-435-492 (2) Box 24

A-460-533 Box 24

A-460 ¼-533 Box 24

A-738 ¼ Box 24

A-749 ¼ Box 24

A-760 Box 24

A-760 ¼ Box 24

A-767 ¼ Box 24

A-771 ¼ Box 24

A-775 ¼ Box 24

A-807 Box 24

A-824 ¼ Box 24

Photographic. Rounded corners.


A-700 (2) Box 24

A-708 ¼ (2) Box 24

Sepia photographic. A509 ¼ Box 24

Photographic on photo paper or board.


A-705 ¼ Box 24

A-707 ¼ Box 24

A-753 ½ Box 24

A-788 Box 24

Photographic on paper. "K" numbers.


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K1353-515 Box 24

K1366 Box 24

K1374-530 Box 24

Photographic on paper. "A" numbers. SOFAS.


A703 ¾ Special Box 24

A-761 ½ Box 24

A-771 ½ Box 24

Photographic. Sepia on board. "A" numbers. SOFAS.


A-703 ¾ Box 24

A-471 ¾ Box 24

Century Furniture Co. Dining room furniture. [Folio Cover #3] GrandRapids, Mi. : Century Furniture Co., n.d. ill. ; 33 cm.

General

This cover contains various published ephemera, photographic plates similar to those in Folio Cover #2 above,and cyan (blue print type) plates of the same or similar furniture illustrated in the plates above.


1. Eamples of Century Furniture Co. letterhead typefurniture trade flyers, in a reused cover. Cover has"Siteenth Century French : a Century Grand Rapidsproduction."Christmas theme letterhead (2 copies) / No415 ½ Colonial easy chair letterhead. / Mar. 23, 1923letterhead (2 copies) / C-95 Early American Chaise Lounge(spelled "Longue") letterhead (2 copies) / Letterhead with acabinet in the lower right corner. The first insdie page hasan illustration of the Century Furniture Co. building, and anotice of a June 20-July 14 ehibit in the factory showroom atIonia Ave. & Logan St.

Box 24

2. J.L. Hudson Co., Detroit, Mich. Flyer "Better StyledGrand Rapids Furniture."

Box 24

3. Dining room Suite 2641 / Berkey & Gay "The Bay" Box 24

4. Flyer RE Berkey & Gay "Saturday Evening Post"Christmas ad.

Box 24

5. Berkey & Gay Course in Selling Furniture return envelop Box 24


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6. Early English Bedroom Suite / A Century Grand Rapidsproduction [flyer]

Box 24

7. Siteenth Century French dining Room Site in Oak : aproduction by the Century Furniture Company. C. 1928.

Box 24

Century Furniture Co. Dining room furniture. [Folio Cover #3] GrandRapids, Mi. : Century Furniture Co., n.d. ill. ; 33 cm.

General

This cover contains various published ephemera, photographic plates similar to those in Folio Cover #2 above,and cyan (blue print type) plates of the same or similar furniture illustrated in the plates above.


Cyan (Blue) reproductions Box 24

Century Furniture Co. Dining room furniture. [Folio Cover #4] GrandRapids, Mi. : Century Furniture Co., 12 plate : ill. ; 33 cm.

General

Includes plates formerly attached to boards & some of the boards, plus other plates published on the heavierpaper stock probably typical to the actual content distributed in these original folios.


Plates. Chairs & sofa. A-611 ¼ Box 24

Plates. Chairs & sofa. A-615 Box 24

Plates. Chairs & sofa. A-659 ¼ Box 24

Plates. Chairs & sofa. A-689 ¾ Box 24

Plates. Chairs & sofa. A-796 ¼ (2) Box 24

Plate attached to brown paper. A-544 ¼ Box 24

Loose plates formerly glued to boards. A-803 ¼ Box 24

Loose plates formerly glued to boards. A-803 ½ Box 24


Loose plates formerly glued to boards. A-804 ½ Box 24


Charles P. Limbert Company (Grand Rapids & Holland, Mi. )Related Materials:Related Materials

See also Coll. 224-7 "The Arts and Crafts Movement in Michigan ...



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Kindred styles : the arts and crafts furniture of Charles P.Limbert / A. Patricia Bartinique ; ehibition and cataloguepresented by Robert A. DeFalco. New York, N.Y. : Gallery 532Soho, 1995. 128 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Signed by the author. GrandRapids craftsmen. Formerly M749.213 B283k.

Box 16 Folder 3

Limberts Holland Dutch Arts and Crafts Furniture / Charles P.Limbert Company, Cabinet makers : Booklet no. 100. Holland& Grand Rapids, Mi. : C.P. Limbert ; GR : James Bayne Co.,[n.d.] 56 p. : ill. ; 19.5 cm. P2001.149.

General

Images of the factory comple on back flyer; BlodgettBuilding on opposite side.

Box 16 Folder 3.15

Charles P. Limbert Company, Cabinet makers. Booklet no. 119.In: Limberts Holland Dutch Arts & Crafts Furniture. N.Y. : Turnof the Century Editions, 1981. 09403260403. Reprinted fromoriginal catalog. Bound with Booklet no. 119. P2001.157

Box 16 Folder 3.25

Charles P. Limbert Co. Limbert's Holland Dutch Arts andCrafts Furniture. Book No.117 64 pp. : Ill. ; 19 cm. FormerlyM749.085 L629L. 00.[724].1.

Box 16 Folder 3.5

Dining Room Furniture : Catalog No. 055 / Charles P. LimbertCompany, Holland, Michigan. 32 pp. : Ill ; 23 35.5 cm. (9.24 14in.) P2001.035

General

Trademark on cover & title page has: Limbert Furnitureby Van Raalte Craftsmen, Grand Rapids & Holland,Michigan. Printed by Bayne.


This items was formerly housed in 232-12, and moved tonew bo 53 for a better fit.

Box 53

Chase Chair Co.


Chase Chair Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan [catalog] GrandRapids, Mi. : Chase ; GR : White Printing Co., [before 1912] 18pp. : ill.; 17cm. Formerly MKG 749 c38 v.1.

General

Has: "before 1912"-written in pencil on front fly leaf.Source of date unknown.

Box 16 Folder 4

Colonial Furniture Company



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Needle-craft furniture / Colonial Furniture Co., Grand Rapids,Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Colonial ; GR : James Bayne,n.d. 18 pp. : ill. ; 17 cm.

Box 16 Folder 5

Colonial Furniture Company, manufacturers of UpholsteringFrames of Quality : catalog no. 20. Grand Rapids, Mi. : ColonialMfg. Co., c.1930. 75 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. Cover title : UpholsteringFrames of Quality. Date from accompanying Price List, Dec. 10,1930. (2 items)

Box 16 Folder 6

Upholstering Frames of Quality : catalog no. 25 / manufacturedby Colonial Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. GrandRapids, Mi. : Colonial Mfg. Co., [n.d., ca. 1935?] 95 pp. : ill. ;23 cm. 00.[548].1.

Accompanying Items

Accompanying ItemsSpecial Price list for Stow & Davis Co. Effective June 15,1938, Catalog no. 28 ; Price list of Upholstering Frames,Catalog no. 28, Effective June 1, 1938 ; Form letter, Feb.15, 1937. "Save Money, Buy Now." ; Flyer of No. 560Directoire Suite.

"Catalog no. 25"—pg. 2; Catalog date is estimated fromaccompanying price lists; Interior images of the factory onpages. 93-95. Image of Factory, Office and Showroom onpg. 92, as well as images of the following staff: A.N. VanKeulen, Office & Sales Manager / Jas. G. Van Keulen,Factory Manager / Alf Holm, Assistant Sales Manager /Miss Anderson, Bookkeepter.

Box 52

Upholstering Frames of Quality ... / Colonial FurnitureCompany, Grand rapids, Michigan. Supplement to Catalog no.28, Jan. 1940. Bale-Boeree Co., printers. 14 pp. : ill. ; 26.5 35cm. P2008.012.2

Box 52

Upholstering Frames of Quality / Colonial Furniture Company,Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mi : Colonial Mfg.Co., ; James Bayne, ca. 1946. 69 pp. : ill. ; 35.5 cm. Copy 1.P2008.012.1.

General

This item appears to be the original catalog 30 aspublished. No publication date, date comes from secondcopy. A small blue receipt was found in this copy of thecatalog.

Box 52

Upholstering Frames of Quality / Colonial Furniture Company,Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mi : Colonial Mfg.Co., ; James Bayne, ca. 1946. 69 pp. : ill. ; 35.5 cm. Copy 2.P2001.058.1-4.

Box 52


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General

A handwritten date of 1946 on the title page of c.2,and letter dates of 1945 & 1946 accompanying c. 2of this title, provide the ca. 1946 date. Catalog + 3Accompanying items. This furniture catalog has beenreused as a scrapbook, or to update for new informationby pasting in new illustrations. The original illustrationsare covered by the new materials glued to the page. Thenew items do illustrate furniture, and may, or may not,be Colonial Furniture Co. items. Accompanying items:Letter. Cavalier Corporation letterhead, June 28, 1946.To: Mathews Furniture Co., Montgomery, Al. ; CavalierCorporation, Chattanooga, Tenn. [timber list] ; Doetsch &Bauer Co., Chicago, Il. New Price list. Effective, Nov. 7,1945.

Colonial Manufacturing Company (Zeeland, Michigan)


Colonial reproductions and other masterpieces / ColonialManufacturing Co., Zeeland, Michigan. Zeeland, Mi. : ColonialMfg. Co., n.d. 60 pp. ill; 24 cm. Formerly 749.211 C718.

General

Pages to 31 include product numbers & illustrations. Thebulk of the publication presents historical information onfurniture styles and periods.

Box 16 Folder 6.5

The story of French provincial furniture / ColonialManufacturing Company, Zeeland, Michigan. Zeeland, Mi. :Colonial Mfg. Co., n.d. 24 pp.: ill.; 23 cm. P2001.070.1

Box 16 Folder 6.75

The story of French provincial furniture / ColonialManufacturing Company, Zeeland, Michigan. Zeeland, Mi. :Colonial Mfg. Co., [1955?]. 63 pp., [1] : ill. ; 23 cm. FormerlyM749.085 C718f.

General

Last printed page has: 3-55-ZPS-10M. The "55" herepossibly indicates the year of publication.

Box 16 Folder 7

The story of French provincial furniture / ColonialManufacturing Company, Zeeland, Michigan. Zeeland, Mi. :Colonial Mfg. Co., [1956?] 48 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. P2001.070.2.

General

Pg. 48 has: 5-56-ZPS-5M. The "56" here possiblyindicates the year of publication.

Box 16 Folder 8

Continuum, Inc., High Point, N.C.


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See Steelcase, a Steelcase affiliated company

Crater & Holt


Crater & Holt. One Hundred Designs with Full Details of "Easy-To-Make" Furniture. Grand Rapids, MI: Crater & Holt, n.d. 101pp. ill; 4631 cm. Formerly M749.084 C85.

Box 27.5

Dwight of Grand Rapids / Dwight Furniture Company (Greenville, Mi.)


Dwight : magnesium furniture / Dwight Furniture Co., 1125Elm, Greenville, Mi. Greenville, Mi. : Dwight, [ca. 1956]. ; ill. ;cm. + Price list. Designed by Macowski. Accompanied by 1956Line Price List. 00.[3631].1-2

Box 75 Folder 1

Magnesium : the new concept in furniture construction;contemporary elegance / by Dwight of Grand Rapids. GrandRapids : Dwight, [ca. 1956]. 19 pp. : ill. ; cm. + flyer + envelop.00.[3632].1-3

General

Accompanied by flyer: Investigate the modern economyof Dwight magnesium furniture for hotels, for motels ...Original envelop has: Magnesium Furniture by Dwightof Grand Rapids "Drama Series." Addressed to GabrielM. Mullian, 22 Jefferson, S.E., Grand Rapids. Pg. 19has: ... write Department C, Dwight Furniture Company,28 Ionia, SW, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Box 75 Folder 2

E.H. Sheldon and Co. (Muskegon, Mi.)


E. H. Sheldon and Co. E.H. Sheldon & Co. of Muskegon, Mich.,Industrial School and Laboratory Furniture. [catalog] Muskegon,Mi. : E.H. Sheldon & Co., n.d. 19 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. FormerlyMMuM749 Sh4.

Box 16 Folder 9

Eagle Ottawa Leather Co. (Grand Haven, Mi.)

Eagle-Ottawa Leather Co., Grand Haven, Mi. Formerly M675.Ea3L.

General

2 samples missing



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1. Iroquois Leather : a Quality Upholstery Leather forMedium-priced Furniture. [1573].1

Box 51

2. Down Cushion Leather : Made Especially for DownCushion Work on Fine Furniture. [small cobalt blue samplemissing from this item.]. [1574].1

Box 51

3. Crackle Finish Upholstery Leather. [1575].1 Box 51

4. Moorish Grain Leather : a quality Upholstery Leather forMedium-priced Furniture. [1576].1

Box 51

5. White Upholstery Leathers : Finest quality full top grainleather. Trade . [1577].1

Box 51

6. The Advantages of Leather Upholstery for Dining RoomChairs. [1578].1

Box 51

7. Diie Leather : an ecellent upholstery leather for the lessepensive types of furniture. [1579].1

Box 51

8. Warwick Leather : finest quality full top grain upholsteryleather. [1580].1

Box 51

9. Super-Veal Leather : finest quality. [1581].1 Box 51

10. Spanish Morocco Leather. [1582].1 Box 51

11. Colonial Grain Leather : finest quality. [1583].1 Box 51

12. Mohawk Leather : a quality … [1584].1 Box 51

Eaton Furniture Shop


Catalog and whole sale price list / Eaton Furniture Shops, GrandRapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Eaton Furniture Shop,n.d. 10 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. Salesmen and territories listed on backcover.

Box 16 Folder 10

Bernard L. Erstein Co., Inc. (GR)


[Furniture Trade plates] / Bernard L. Erstine Co., Inc., 337Mount Vernon Av., NW, Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids : BernardL. Erstine, [ca. 1953.] 36 plates : ill. ; cm. + accompanyingitems. 00.[3625].1

Accompanying items

Accompanying items1. Letter. Erstein letterhead. Mar. 18, 1953. To Mullians,from Lloyd S. Patterson of the Co. ; 2. 5 pages (4 are

Box 75 Folder 3


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oversized folded in half), of price information, dated Jan.2, 1953.

Eecutive Furniture Guild of America (Grand Rapids, Mi.)


Guild Resource Facilities : price list, Apr. 15, 1960 : [carpeting]1 folding flyer.

Box 16 Folder 11

Fine Arts Furniture Co.


Fine Arts Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Fine Arts FurnitureCo. ; GR : Bayne-Collotype, [n.d. ca. 1960?] 60 pp. : ill. ; 2331cm. Formerly M749.085 F493c. Last page used by child forcoloring with crayon.

Box 16 Folder 12

A collection of Fine Arts Furniture and Ralph MorseUpholstery / Fine Arts Furniture, 802 Monroe Ave. and RalphMorse Upholstery, 1134 Freeman St., Grand Rapids, Mi. GrandRapids, MI: Fine Arts Furniture Co., Ralph Morse Furniture Co.,n.d. 136 pp. : ill. ; 30.5 cm. P2001.050.

Box 16 Folder 12.25

A collection of Distinguished Grand Rapids Furniture : FineArts, Ralph Morse / Fine Arts Furniture, 802 Monroe Ave. andRalph Morse Upholstery, 1134 Freeman St., Grand Rapids,Mi. Grand Rapids, MI: Fine Arts Furniture Co., Ralph MorseFurniture Co., 1970. 152 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm. Formerly M749.085F493.

General

Has an aerial view of Grand Rapids and an historical viewof Monroe Ave. toward the Pantlind on pg. 2.

Box 16 Folder 12.5

Fine Arts Furniture Company : catalog no. 58 / Fine ArtsFurniture Company, Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mi. : FineArts Furniture ; GR : Bayne Collotype, 1957-1958. 88 pp. : ill. ;cm. 00.[3626].1. Blue, spiral bound. Back cover discarded dueto mold/moisture damage. Evidence of same on front cover.

Box 75 Folder 4

Fine Arts Furniture Company Catalog: Fine Arts Tables GrandRapids, MI. 1933. 2010.058

Box 16 Folder 14

Fish, A.E. Furniture Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See A.E. Fish Furniture Co.

Fisher Show Case Co. [Fisher Showcase]



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Fisher Show Case Company, manufacturers of High GradeShow Cases & Store Fitures. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Fisher ShowCase Co. ; GR : Reed-Tandler Co., n.d. 19 pp. : ill. ; 22 cm.P1999.009

Box 16 Folder 13

Foote-Reynolds Company


Per Carrol (1998) Foote-Reynolds Co. was in business from 1919 to 1926 when it was purchased by KindelFurniture Co. However, evidence in an Autumn 1925 Kindel Foote-Reynolds Bed catalog indicates that Kindelhad already taken over by 1925. See the Kindel section for these items.


Foote-Reynolds : Wood Beds and Day Beds. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Foote-Reynolds Co., [1923?] 47 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm."Leadership through Specialization." Source of date informationunknown. Formerly MKG749.F73 '23-24. 00.[3538].1.

Box 21.75

Foote-Reynolds Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan : Beds :America's largest wood bed makers. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Foote-Reynolds Co., [1925?]. 52 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. FormerlyMKG749.F73 '25. 00.[3539].1.

Box 21.75

Furniture Shops

General

Carron lists "Furniture Shops of Grand Rapids", 1928-1933


Tea Tables / The Furniture Shops, Grand Rapids, Michigan.Grand Rapids, Mi. : The Furniture Shops, [n.d., ca. 1923-1925]28 pp. : ill. ; 16 cm. Formerly MKG 749 F98.

Date Note

Date NoteCarron (1998) gives the date of the merger of Luce andthe Furniture Shops as 1925. Since no mention of Luce ismade on this item, it is believed to date in 1925 of before.Carron also gives the date of the Furniture Shops of GrandRapids from 1923 to 1933. Thus, it is presumed that thisitem dates from 1923 to the 1925 merger. In 1933 Lucefiled for bankruptcy, which may have resulted in thedisappears of the "Furniture Shop" name, after that date.

Box 16.5 Folder 1

Everything for the Living Room, Library, & Hall / the FurnitureShops, division of the Luce Furniture Shops, 740 Monroe Ave.,Grand Rapids, Mich., [n.d. ca. 1924-1933] 23 pp. : ill. ; 16 cm.P1999.020

Box 16.5 Folder 2


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Carron (1998) gives the date of the merger of Luce andthe Furniture Shops as 1925. Since this item includes theLuce name, it is presumed to be from 1925-1933, whenthe Furniture Shop name disappeared.

Distinctive furniture for every room in the home at moderateprices : Catalog 9 / The Furniture Shops, Division of LuceFurniture Shops, 755-855 Godfrey Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Furniture Shops ; GR : West Dempster,1928. 104 pp. : ill. ; 26 38.5 cm. + Accompanying items. 00.[754].1

General

Catalog number & date "Fall 1928", on the cover and titlepage. Accompanied by: New Price List for catalog no. 9,and for Supplement to Catalog no. 9, Sept. 1928. + misc.note slip.

Box 52

Distinctive furniture for every room in the home at moderateprices : catalog no. 10 / The Furniture Shops, Division of LuceFurniture Shops, 840 Monroe Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. GrandRapids, Mi. : Furniture Shops : GR : West Dempster, c. 1929. 99pp. : ill. ; 26 38.5 cm. P2001.042. Catalog number & date "Fall1929", on the cover and title page.

Box 52

Distinguished Pieces inspired by Two Great masters ... DuncanPhyfe, Sheraton / The Furniture Shops, Grand Rapids, Michigan.[n.d.] Oversized folding flyer. "A Gallery of DistinguishedCreations" Flyer has order numbers and images of furnitureitems, but no prices. P2009.021.

Box 16.5 Folder 3

Duncan Phyfe Sofa Adverts, N.D Box 66

Furniture Studios, Inc.


Price list, July 1, 1928 / Grand Rapids Trust Co. and Ale. W.Hompe, receivers for Furniture Studios, Inc. Factory: Front Ave.& Myrtle St. NW; Showrooms, Second Floor, Keeler Building,Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Furniture Studios,1928. 9 pp. : ill. ; 21 cm. 1995.002

Box 16.5 Folder 4

Furniture Studios, Inc. [Catalogue.] Grand Rapids, Mi. :Furniture Studios, Inc., 1926-1927. Numerous bound plates inblack binder : ill. ; 27 21 cm. 1995.002

Box 16.5

George C. Hollister & Company


Geo. C. Hollister & Co.'s new all oak line / George C. Hollister& Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. G.R. : Hollister, [ca.1915] 16 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Running Title: The Hollister Line.

Box 17.5


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2003.001. 2006.046 duplicate. Date from Carron. Grand RapidsFurniture, 1998.

Grand Ledge Chair Company


Grand Ledge Chair Co. Chairs for every room in the home :Eceptionally Well designed. Sturdily built of good materials.Grand Ledge, Mi. : Grand Ledge Chair Co., 1936. 58 pp. : ill.;22 cm. + Accompanied by Net Price List August 20, 1936.

Box 17 Folder 1

Grand Ledge Chair Co. Chairs for every room in the home :Eceptionally Well designed. Sturdily built of good materials.Grand Ledge, Mi. : Grand Ledge Chair Co., [1938-1942]. 68 pp.+ : ill.; cm. P2007.081

General

Has "38" under the logo for the company on the cover,which may be the catalog number and/or the year date.Back cover and perhaps some pages missing. Front coverpresent, but detached.

Box 17 Folder 1.3

Grand Rapids Art Glass and Mirror Works


Revised Internationl Art Glass Catalog, Domestic. 1924 Box 66

Grand Rapids Bedding Company


Grand Rapids Bedding Company. Catalog No. 15 2006.046 Box 17 Folder 1.5

Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co.

Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. Carved oak reproductions &adaptations of English furniture of the 16th and 17th century. Hastings, Mi. :G.R. Bookcase and Chair Co., n.d. 24 pp. : ill. ; 25.5 cm. Formerly R749.085G762 .

General

Has "Life Time Furniture" logo throughout.


c. 1 Gift of Klise Manufacturing Co. in memory of James C.Veen. [pam binder]

Box 17 Folder 2-3

c. 2 P2000.011 [possible mold] Box 17 Folder 2-3

c. 3 P2005.034 Box 17 Folder 2-3


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Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. Life-time furniture :the cloister styles. Hastings, Mi. : G.R. Bookcase & Chair Co.,1981. 108 pp. : ill. ; 22 cm. "Reprinted from original catalog"Paperback. Formerly M749.213 L626 1981.

Box 17 Folder 4

Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. Life-time furniture :Puritan Motif, 1918 catalog / Reprint under this title, withan introduction by Peter Copeland & Craig M. McIlwain.Maplewood, N.J. : Parchment Press, 2002. Accompanied by a2002 era flyer for purchase from the publisher. 2002.020

Box 17 Folder 4.25

Lifetime Furniture. Period Styles / Grand Rapids Bookcase andChair company, Hastings, Mich. Spring 1933. P2007.065

Box 53

Grand Rapids Brass Co.


Grand Rapids Brass Co. Period Furniture Trimmings :Catalogue No. 15. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Grand Rapids Brass Co. ;Powers-Tyson [printers], [1915?] 15 pp. ill.; 29.5 cm.

General

Accompanied by: Price list for catalog no. 15 ; Letter.To Stow & Davis Furniture Co. Grand Rapids Brass Co.letterhead. Date recd. Stamp Dec. 15, 1914.

Box 17 Folder 4.5

Grand Rapids Cabinet Co.


Grand Rapids Cabinet Co. Island Steamer Line. Jersey City,N.J. : G.R. Cabinet Co., n.d. 12 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Catalog no.511C.

General

Has "Grand Rapids Sale Company" stamp on front cover.P2000.053

Box 17 Folder 5

Grand Rapids Chair Co.


Grand Rapids Chair Co. Price list : February 1, 1905. GrandRapids, Mi. : G.R. Chair Co., 1905. 5 pp. ; 25 cm.

Box 17 Folder 6

Grand Rapids Clock & Mantel Co.


Artistic Mantels. 1 legal sized sheet. P2006.058.1 Box 17 Folder 6.9

[Decorative metal fireplace], received with "Artistic Mantels"above. P2006.058.2

Box 17 Folder 6.9


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[No. 753] Patented March 8, 1898. Received with "ArtisticMantels" above. P2006.058.3

Box 17 Folder 6.9

The height of elegance in hall clocks. Grand Rapids, Mi. : G.R.Clock & Mantel Co., n.d. 1 sheet, multifolds : ill. ; 27 cm.Formerly MKG 749 G764.

General

Images and tet displayed on 11 accordian folds. 20 imagesof clocks included, with 3 pages of tet.

Box 17 Folder 7

The height of elegance in English hall clocks ... fine up-to-dateWood Mantels. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Grand Rapids Clock &Mantel Co., n.d. 90 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Cover torn loose ; mold.2001.079

Box 17 Folder 7.3

Grand Rapids Craftsman Company

General

Carron. Grand Rapid Furniture, pg. 154, states that this company was a division of Rose Manufacturing Co., underthe Craftsman name in Grand Rapids from 1946 to 1964. It is believed that the company below, "Grand RapidsCraftsmen Co.", is a different later firm.


Grand Rapids Craftsman Upholstering Frames / Grand RapidsCraftsman Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : James Bayne Co., [ca.1947?] 28 p. : ill. ; 35 cm. Catalog no. 5. "1947"—hand writtento right corner; source unknown. P2002.001.

Box 52

Grand Rapids Craftsman Upholstering Frames / Grand RapidsCraftsman Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : [James Bayne Co., n.d.] [ca.1952?] 48 p. : ill. ; cm. Catalog no. 7. + Price list no. 17, July 1,1953. P2004.046.16a-b

Box 52

Grand Rapids Craftsman Upholstering Frames / Grand RapidsCraftsman Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : James Bayne Co., n.d. [ca.1952?] 48 p. : ill. ; 35 cm. Catalog no. 8 P2001.104

Box 52

Upholstering Frame Collection. Catalog no. 49 / Grand RapidsCraftsmen Co., n.d. [1982?] Accompanied by: Price List no. 55,March 1, 1982 + a form letter. P2009.028.1-3

Box 17 Folder 7.5

Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Company


Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Company. Catalog 1916. GrandRapids : GR Fancy Furniture Co., [1916-1917] 95 pp. : ill. ; 15.526 cm. P2001.032

Box 17 Folder 7.75


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General

Includes a separate price list [order form] Cover has:Catalogue. Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Company,1916-1917.

Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Co. catalogue, 1909-1910 Box 18 Folder 11

Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company


Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company. Book of designs andmaterials for Art-Fibre Weaving, 1925-1926. Grand Rapids,MI: Schuil Printing Co., 1925. 48 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. FormerlyM684.106 G762b 1925/26. (2 Copies) Copy 2 has price list.P2001.047

General

Article reprints and other materials accompanying thisorder are now housed at 233

Box 17 Folder 8

Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company. Book of designs andmaterials, 1927-1928. Grand Rapids, MI. : Schuil Printing Co.,1927. 32 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly M684.106.G762b.

Box 17 Folder 11

Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company. Art Fibre Weaving. G.R. :n.d. [ca. 1920's] 64 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. 00.[710].1

Box 17 Folder 9

Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company. Art Fibre Weaving. G.R. :GR Fibre Cord ; G.R. : Dean Hicks Co., c.1927. 161 pp. : ill. ;23 cm. 00.[711].1

Box 17 Folder 10

Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company. It Is Easy To Weave ArtFibre. GR : The Company, n.d. 1 sheet folded in quarters : ill. ;23 cm. P2001.002.1

Box 17 Folder 12

Art-Fibre Products / Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company,Myrtle St. and PMRR [Pere Marquette Railroad] Grand Rapids,Mi. : G.R. Fibre Cord Co., n.d. 11 pp. : ill. ; 35 cm. FormerlyM684.106 G762c.

General

Mailer format, addressed to Alice Enlow, Pittsburgh, Pa.Advertisement for the publication "Catalogue of designsfor art fibre weaving" opposite the address. Has image ofthe company building, eterior and interior views, on theback side of the mailer.

Box 25

Grand Rapids Furniture Co.Related Materials:


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See also Grand Rapids Seating Co.


The "Grand Rapids" / School Furniture Department, GrandRapids Furniture Co. Grand Rapids : the Company, n.d. 4 pp. :ill. ; 28 cm. P1998.001

Box 17 Folder 15

Grand Rapids Furniture Company. Illustrated Price list. Oct.1881. GR : Dygert, Buff, & Rice. P2007.098. Poster sized tradeliterature. Oversized. Needs folder in flatfile.

BoxFF.VII.A

Grand Rapids Furniture Co. Illustrated Catalog 1888 2018.017 Box 17

Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild

The Guild : makers of furniture quality. 426 pp. ill; 4231 cm. FormerlyM749.085 G943g.

General

Has tape damage on title page. Fragment of title page torn off & loose. Not in original binding. Otherpreliminary pages torn, with some content lost.


8. Grand Rapids Chair Co. Box 12.5

9. Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Co. Box 12.5

10. Imperial Furniture Co. Box 12.5

11. Luce Furniture Co. Box 12.5

12. Macey Co. Box 12.5

13. Nelson Matter Furniture Co. Box 12.5

14. John D. Raab Chair Co. Box 12.5

15. Stickley Bros. Co., n.d. Box 12.5

Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild. Spring styles in guildfurniture now showing at Herpolsheimer's. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Herpolsheimer Co., 1938. 14 pp. : ill. ; 26 cm. FormerlyMKG749 G766s.

Box 17 Folder 16

Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild. Fall eposition furniture:Herpolsheimer's. Grand Rapids, MI. : Herpolsheimer Co., 1938.15 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm. Formerly MKG749 G766 .

Box 17 Folder 17

Grand Rapids Furniture Mfg. Co. / Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturers



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Grand Rapids Furniture Mfg. Co. [Cover Missing] GrandRapids, MI; GR Furniture Mfg Co., n.d. 64 pp. : ill ; 27.5 cm.P1999.017.


Oversized sheet found folded up and placed with insidethe volume. This item has been removed to it's own folder,and is housed at Bo 52.

Box 17.5 Folder 10

Grand Rapids Furniture Mfg. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. : directfrom factory to home. Grand Rapids, Mi. : GR Furniture MfgCo. ; G.R. : White Printing Co.,[ca. 1910?] 115 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm.Formerly MKG 749 G767. 00.[].1.

Box 17.5 Folder 11

Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co.


Factory Furnishings : Catalog No. 21. Grand Rapids, Mi. : GRHand Screw Co. ; GR : Powers Tyson Printing Co., n.d. 48 pp. :ill.; 20 cm. [Pam binder] Formerly MKG 62188 G76 v.21. 00.[507].1.

Box 17.5 Folder 12

School furnishings : catalogue no. 23 / Grand Rapids HandScrew Co. Grand Rapids, Mi : Dean-Hicks Co., n.d. 63 pp. : ill. ;20 cm. Formerly M749.085 G7622g No. 23.

General

Accompanied by: 1) Small pink slip with prices. / 2) Aloose copy of page. 47/48, with "B.K. Elliott Company"stamped and "40% + 10%" written under stamp. / 3)Business card for A.K. Van Namee, Grand Rapids.Representative for GR Wood Finishing Co.

Box 17.5 Folder 13

Grand Rapids Phonograph Co.

Scope and Contents

Included here are historical phonograph cabinets.


L'Artiste / Grand Rapids Phonograph Company. GR : TheCompany ; , n.d. 13 pp. : Ill.; 28 cm. Formerly M789.9.G76. 00.[739].1.

Box 17.5 Folder 13.5

Grand Rapids Sash & Door Company, Including Built in Furniture & CabinetsRelated Materials:


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See Coll. 254.

Grand Rapids School Equipment Co.


Domestic Science Equipment : Catalog number 416 / GR : GRSchool Equipment Co., n.d. [ca. 1919-1926] Date from Carron(1998). 2006.063.

General

Includes eterior images of schools in various cities.Accompanied by a loose typed "Equipment List", whichincludes furniture trade publication titles from severalmidwestern firms.

Box 17 Folder 12.75

Grand Rapids School Furnishing Co. (New York)Related Materials:Related Materials

See also the Grand Rapids School Furniture Works following this section.


Founded in 1886, the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co., and known as the Grand Rapids School FurnitureWorks, the name was used until about 1899, when it merged with several other companies to form the AmericanSchool Furniture Co. (N.Y.), in 1906. It first used the name American Seating Co., but the offices did not moveback to Grand Rapids until 1931. (See Carron). Thus, items below are believed to date between between 1886 and1899.


Grand Rapids School Furnishing Co. Improved "PerfectAutomatic" New York, NY : GR School Furnishing Co., n.d. 8pp. : Ill. ; 27.5 cm. P2000.005

Box 17.5 Folder 14

Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. The "Perfect AutomaticSchool Desk" and School Supplies. Grand Rapids : TheCompany ; GR : Fuller & Stowe Co., Engravers & Printers, n.d.4 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. P1998.003

Box 17 Folder 13

The New "Rubberless" Automatic. Grand Rapids : TheCompany, n.d. 8 pp. pamphlet ill. ; 28 cm. Form 731.P1998.002.

Box 17 Folder 14

Grand Rapids School Furniture WorksRelated Materials:


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See also the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. above.


New "Ball Bearing" School Furniture. Grand Rapids, MI : GRSchool Furniture Works, n.d 6 pp. : Ill ; 31 cm. "Form 1799"Copy 1, P2000.030 / Copy 2, P2002.043.

Box 17.5 Folder 15

Grand Rapids Seating Company


Carron (1998) list the Grand Rapids Furniture Co. for the years 1902 to 1957. He does not list the Grand RapidsSeating Company. The Grand Rapids Furniture Co. is listed at 192 Butterworth in the 1894 Grand Rapids CityDirectory.

In the 1895 Grand Rapids City Directory, for the Grand Rapids Furniture Co., there is a cross reference to See theGrand Rapids Seating Company. The Grand Rapids Seating Co. entry lists the officers and location as given onthe title page of the catalog now in this collection.

The 1896 Grand Rapids City Directory again lists the Grand Rapids Seating Company, this time with P. FrostShepherd as President, W.J. Perkins as VP, C.B. Judd as VP, and S.W. Peregrine as Secretary/Treasurer, still atthe same location. The Grand Rapids Furniture Co. is absent from the directory.

The 1897 GR City Directory once again lists the Grand Rapids Furniture Co., at the 192-212 Butterworth Ave.address. No officers are listed. The Grand Rapids Seating Co. is also listed at this address, with the same officersas for 1896.

In the 1898 Directory, the Grand Rapids Furniture Co. is listed with an address at Broadway between 9th and 10.The other Company's listing reads "Grand Rapids Seating Co. Peninsular Trust Co. Trustee."

In 1899, the Grand Rapids Seating Co. entry is gone, and members of the Perkins family, who have run the GrandRapids School Furniture Co. during this time period, and at Broadway address, are now listed as officers for boththe School Furniture Co. and the Grand Rapids Furniture Co.


Catalogue of School Furniture and Supplies, manufactured andfor sale by Grand Rapids Seating Co., 192-212 ButterworthAve., Grand Rapids, Michigan, Successors to Grand RapidsFurniture Co., [1895] P2009.014

General

This company states that it is manufacturing the "PeerlessAutomate" Desk, and illustrations on pgs. 3-19 furniturewhich may or may not all be manufactured by thiscompany. The rest of the catalog is devoted to otherschool equipment and supplies, manufactured by otherfirms throughout the country.


Grand Rapids Show Case Co. [Grand Rapids Showcase]

[Trade catalogs] 4 items previous in one pam binder Formerly MKG 658 G76


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1) Catalog A : Clothiers, Department and General Stores /GR : The Company ; GR : White Printing Co., [1903?] Covertitle. 84 pp. ; ill. ; 2131 cm.

Box 17.5 Folder 16

2) Catalog B : Drug and Cigar Stores / GR : The Company ;GR : White Printing Co., 44, [2] pp. : ill., [before 1906?]

Box 17.5 Folder 16

3) Catalog C : Jewelry Stores / GR : The Company ; GR :White Printing Co., 24 pp. : ill., [1904?]

Box 17.5 Folder 16

4) Catalog D : 20th Century Sectional Cabinets / GR : TheCompany ; GR : White Printing Co., [ca. 1905] 36 pp. + : ill. ;21 31 cm.

Box 17.5 Folder 16

Grand Rapids Show Case Co. : display fitures. Grand Rapids,Mi. : G.R. Show Case Co. : GR : Stanton Printing, [ca. 1906?]30 pp. : ill. ; 2232 cm.

Box 17.5 Folder 17

Grand Rapids Store Equipment Corp


Store Chairs by Grand Rapids Store Equipment Corporation.Grand Rapids, Mi. : GR Store Equip. Corp., n.d. [33 pp.] : ill. ;21.5 cm.

General

Includes one loose sheet within other pages. P2001.054


The Wilmarth Line of Drug Store Equipment : sectional andinterchangeable store furniture for druggists : Catalog D-4 /Manufactured by Grand Rapids Store Equipment Corporation,formerly Welch-Wilmarth Corporation [and] Grand RapidsShow Case Co. , n.d. 143 pp. : ill. ; 40 27 cm. 00.[770].1Formerly M684.16.G762w. Cover title : Drug Store Equipment.


See also Wilmarth Show Case Co.

Box 12

Grand Rapids Table Co.


Tables of quality / Grand Rapids Table Company. GrandRapids, Mi. : GR Table Co., 1904? 104 pp. : ill. ; 15 cm.Formerly MKG 749 G763.

Box 17.5 Folder 18


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General

Includes the Dewey Invalid Table, patented 1903,beginning at pg. 097. [pam binder] Date from price listincluded at the front of the undated catalog.

Grand Rapids Woodcarving Company


Marles artistic carved mouldings, for the use in hotels, theatres,residences, public buildings,... : Catalogue A / Grand RapidsWood Carving Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : G.R. WoodcarvingCo., c.1901. 29 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. Pages loose at centerfold; pamcovers. Formerly M749.5 G762m.

Box 17.5 Folder 19

Catalogue of wood carvings, hand carved work, capitals,columns, mouldings, rosettes, newel posts, balusters, turningsand general interior work / Grand Rapids Wood CarvingCompany. Grand Rapids, Mi. : G.R. Woodcarving Co. : GR :White Printing Co., 1909. 64 pp. : ill. ; 17 cm. Formerly 749.5G762.

General

Has "Klise Manufacturing Co." stamp on title page, and aKlise sticker on the cover. Klise is believed to have beenthe owner of this item, rather than the manufacturer.

Box 17.5 Folder 20

Supplementary Catalog of Wood Carvings, mouldings, rosettes,newel posts, balusters, twist work, capitals, columns, etc. /manufactured by Grand Rapids Wood Carving Company. GR :The Company ; GR : White Printing Co., n.d. pp. : ill. ; cm.P1999.005. Pencil sketch of chair leg with animal motif on backcover.


Green Boughs Cabinet Maker's Shop, Inc.


Handcrafted pieces of the fine furniture in solid woods / GreenBoughs Cabinet Maker's Shop, Inc., 2021 Valentine Dr. GrandRapids, Mi. : Green Boughs ; GR Northwest Printing Co., [ca.1961?] 6 pp. : ill. ; 22 cm. 2 sheets folded in half, no staples.

Box 17.5 Folder 21

Greenman & Dosch Co.


A Few Cuts of Wood Carvings / manufactured by the Greenman& Dosch Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. GArand Rapids : Greenman& Dosch, 1892. 9 loose sheets, perhaps incomplete ; 10 22.5 cm."Supplement to no. 3 list" "1892" at head of title. 00.[2818].1


Gunn Furniture Company


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Books and bookcases / Gunn Furniture Company. GR : SchuilPrinting Co., n.d. P2007.002

General

Shows various types of Gunn sectional bookcases, withan interior room illustration of home libraries showing theunits in use. Color illustration on cover.


"Gunn" sectional book-cases. Grand Rapids, Mi. : GunnFurniture Co. ; GR : Schuil Printing Co., 1907. 32 pp. : ill.; 24cm. Formerly MKG749 G95 1907.

General

Includes the Grand Rapids triangle trademark on pg. 4.Accompanied by two loose items: 1. Orange Jan. 5, 1907price list, to "Paste in 1906 Gunn Desk catalogue." / 2."Combinations Illustrated in Catalogue are made up of thefollowing sections or units:" White ½ slip.

Box 17.5 Folder 22

Gunn sectional bookcases and victory / Gunn Furniture Co.Grand Rapids : Gunn, [ca. 1917?]. [flyer = 4 folded sheetsstapled in the center]. Color illustrations with references toWorld War I themes and interior rooms. P2001.148.


Gunn sectional book-cases / Gunn Furniture Company. GrandRapids, Mi. : Gunn Furniture Co. : GR : Schuil Printing Co.,1917. 44 pp. : ill. ; 26 cm. 1917 Catalog C-23" Cover title.

General

Some color illustrations. Includes a sketch of the factorybuilding on the inside front cover. Accompanied by asmall flyer for "Lundstrom" "Colonial Design" bookcase.P2000.064.


Gunn sectional bookcases. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Gunn FurnitureCo. ; GR : Schuil Printing Co., 1920. 44 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. "1920Catalog C-26." Cover title. Some color illustrations. Includesa sketch of the factory building on the inside front cover.Formerly MKG 749 G95 1920. Content detacted from cover;pam boards discarded.

Box 17.5 Folder 23

Gunn sectional bookcases. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Gunn FurnitureCo. : GR : Schuil Printing Co., [1923]. 40 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm.Source of date unknown. Centerfold content detached; pamboards discarded. Formerly MKG 749 G95 1923.

Box 17.5 Folder 24

Gunn Furniture Co. Sectional bookcases. Grand Rapids, Mi. :The company ; GR : Schuil Printing Co., n.d. 44 pp. : ill. ; 26cm. Cover title. "Catalog C-21"

Box 17.5 Folder 25


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General

Some color illustrations. Includes a sketch of the factorybuilding on the inside front cover. Item in good condition.

Gunn Office Desks / The Gunn Furniture Co. Grand Rapids,Mi. : The Company ; GR : Schuil Printing Co., n.d 71 pp. : ill. ;28 cm.

General

Has an illustration, with color, of an older man seated on astool at an old desk using a quill pen. Interior pages have arunning heading with the company name and three sketchillustrations. 1) Monroe Ave. SW (?) 2) Interior officeillustration 3) Monroe North with Berkey & Gay tower(?)

Box 17.5 Folder 26

Gunn Bookcases & shelving / Gunn Furniture Co. GrandRapids, Mi. : Gunn Furniture Co., n.d. 15 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm."Catalog C-37." Flyer with three hole punches.

Box 17.5 Folder 27

The Library, featuring distinctive interiors with practicalequipment / by Gunn Furniture Company. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Gunn Furniture Co. ; GR " Bale-Boeree Co., n.d. 15 pp. : ill. ; 28cm.

General

Cover illustration: Cambridge City Library, McGuire &Shook, architects. Sketch by William B. S. Shook, 1937.Back cover has illustration of the Gunn Furniture factorycomple, 525 Ann St., N.W., including a train in motionin the foreground, a water tank in the background, and asign on the building which includes ..." home of "Lino"desks ..."

Box 17.5 Folder 28

Gunn "Lino" : Colorful, sanitary, durable, quite / Gunn FurnitureCompany. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Gunn Furniture Co. : GR : Bale-Boeree Co., [n.d., ca. 1950's?] 15 pp. ; ill.; 28 cm.

General

Catalog markets a line of color "linoleum" based furnituresurfaces. Some photographic illustrations of restaurantsand other sites throughtout the country using the furnitureare included, such as: Keefer's Restaurant, Grand Haven /Chevrolet Motor Co., Flint / Ardinger Cafe, Franklin,Indiana / Ewarts Cafeteria, Washington, D.C. [cover] /Ceres Restaurant, Washington, D.C.

Box 17.5 Folder 29

Gunn Office Chairs / Gunn Furniture Company, 525 Ann St.,N.W. ; Show Room, Klingman Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mi. : GunnFurniture Co. ; GR : Bale-Boeree Co., n.d. 11 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.First page 3 illustration is No. 1513 from the 1500 Suite ofofficer chairs.

Box 17.5 Folder 30


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Gunn Office Chairs / Gunn Furniture Company, 525 Ann St.,N.W. ; Show Room, Klingman Bldg. Grand Rapids, Mi. : GunnFurniture Co., n.d. 11 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

232-17.5-30 has two items which look very much alikebut are different catalogs. First page 3 illustration is no.507 from the "Bank of England" wooden office chairs.

Box 17.5 Folder 30

Gunn Office Furniture : the choice of business everywhere /Gunn Furniture Company. Grand Rapids, Mi : Gunn FurnitureCo., 1939. 74 pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm. Cover title. Spiral bound.

General

Accompanied by two loose items: 5. Form letter. Undated.Gunn Furniture Co. letterhead. From M.C. Vaught. SalesManager. 6. Certificate. The Gunn Guarantee.

Box 17.5 Folder 31

Gunn Office Furniture : the choice of business everywhere /Gunn Furniture Company. Grand Rapids, Mi : Gunn FurnitureCo. ; GR : Bale-Boeree Co., [1941]. 51 pp. : ill. ; 23.5 cm.

Source of date from accompanying information:

Source of date from accompanyinginformation:1) Price Book and Specifications of Gunn OfficeFurniture. Effective June 20, 1941. Green 16 pg. Booklet.

2) Price Book and Specifications of Gunn OfficeFurniture. Effective Nov 29, 1941. Gray 16 pg. Booklet

3) Advertising Blotter. "It is not 'Lino' unless it is Gunn."Black ink on Turquoise. Unused.

4) Form Letter. Nov. 11, 1941. Gunn Furniture Co.letterhead. To all Gunn Distributors. RE DefenseRequirements.

Box 17.5 Folder 32

H.L. Hubbell Manufacturing Co. (Zeeland, Mi.)


H.L. Hubbell Manufacturing Co., Zeeland, Michigan : highquality line of furniture beautifully styled. Zeeland, Mi. :Hubbell Mfg. Co., [ca.1954]. 32 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. Formerly749.213 H862.

General

Source of date unknown. Received date stamp Sept. 14,1954. Photographic illustration of factory inside frontcover; line illustration of same on back cover. Interiorcontent torn from cover; pam covers discarded.

Box 18 Folder 1


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Accompanied by 3 flyers: 1. High Fidelity Cabinets. / 2.ChesTable : duel purpose chest & table / 3. Your DreamsCome True [bedroom suite furniture]

Entirely New! / H.L. Hubbell Manufacturing Co. [folding flyer]n.d.

Box 18 Folder 1.5

Hubbell can still save you more by selling direct! Aug. 1, 1956[folding flyer] P2004.033

Box 18 Folder 1.5

H.L. Hubbell, manufacturing co., Zeeland, Mi. 1956/1957catalog + original wrapper address to Albert J. Wiley(?)P2006.071.1-2

Box 18 Folder 1.6

H.L. Hubbell Manufacturing Company. Superior CraftsmanshipAs Embodied in Cabinets Catalog. 2010.053

Box 18 Folder 1.7

Habitant ShopsRelated Materials:Related Materials

See the Series II. MICHIGAN, OTHER THAN GRAND RAPIDS, FURNITURE TRADE CATALOGS, in thisfinding aid.

Hake Manufacturing Co.


Hake Manufacturing Co., Revised price no. 11, 1902. GrandRapids, Mi. : Hake Manufacturing Co., 1902. 122 pp. : ill. ; 32cm. "Manufacturers of Architectural hand carving & find raisedcarvings, rope, bead and carved moldings." Formerly M749.5H127.

General

Has sketch of the factory campus at Front St., Earl St.& Talford St. by Grand Rapids Engraving Co. Librarybinding.

Box 18 Folder 4.5

Haney School Furniture Co.


Haney School Furniture Co., … School Furniture, Apparatusand Supplies. N.d. Yellow flyer, four pages. P2003.001

Box 18 Folder 4.75

Haworth, Inc.


Office Furniture Catalog : Furniture that works / HaworthHolland, Mi. : Haworth, c.1993. 76 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 18 Folder 5


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Heinz & Co.


Heinz & Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan is not associated with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. It was formedin 1975 by architect Thomas A. Heinz to reproduce furniture specific designed by Wright, with later other designsfrom the Arts and Crafts movement, such as Stickley or Limbert.


Heinz & Co. replicates the greats / Heinz & Co., 1701 ClydePark SW, GR. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Heinz & Co., 1990. 15 pp. :ill.; 31 cm. Formerly M749.085 H365.

General

Includes title sheet, price sheet, and 14 sheets illustratingfurniture and decorative items with replicate itemsoriginally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Box 18 Folder 6

Hekman Furniture Co.


Tables, to love and to live with, n.d. Multi-fold oversized flyerin poor condition. P2008.109

Box 27

Obviously Hekman : Hekman 1981 / Hekman Furniture Co.,1400 Buchanan, SW, Grand Rapids. Division of Beatrice Foods.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Hekman Furniture Co., 1981. 195 pp. : ill. ;28 cm."Hekman 1981"--spine title.

General

Several pages are embossed "Library of RSK, RaymondK. Sobota" This item may have been received with theSobota accession; see the GRPL Sobota Collection,Coll.#225.

Box 18 Folder 7

[1947-1949 Trade Literature packet] / Hekman Furniture Co., Grand Rapids,Michigan.00.[5565].1Processing Information:Processing Information

Invoices accompanying this material has been separated for later processing.


1. Pages 1-5 of printed furniture trade literature. Jan 1947.Oversized sheets, loose.

Box 75 Folder 5

2. Price List, Jan. 2, 1947. Box 75 Folder 5

3. Price List, Jan. 2, 1948. Box 75 Folder 5

4. Price List, Jan. 2, 1949


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Box 75 Folder 5

5. Hekman. Shipping Schedule Order Form, May 16, 1949. (2)Etra long, folded in half, ledger type sheets.

Box 75 Folder 5

6. Original mailing envelop. Jan. 29, 1947 postal date. Box 75 Folder 5

[Furniture Trade Folders ca. 1953] / Hekman Furniture Co., Grand Rapids,Mi. 00.[5564].1-5


1. Traditional Series. Fall Edition, 1953. 8-53-17.5P. Box 75 Folder 6

2. Contemporary Series. Fall Edition, 1953. 8-53-12.5P Box 75 Folder 6

3. Town and Country Series. Fall Edition, 1953. 8-53-12.5P Box 75 Folder 6

4. Helman Tables : tables to love and to live with. n.d. Box 75 Folder 6

5. Traditional series. No. 354-15-P. n.d. Box 75 Folder 6

[Furniture Trade Misc. 1949-1953] / Hekman. 00.[5563].1-7

General

Used invoices accompanying this material have been separated for later processing.


1. Letter. Hekman letterhead, June 3, 1949. TO: Millian's Box 75 Folder 7

2. Letter. Hekman letterhead. Nov. 5, 1949. To: Mullian's Box 75 Folder 7

3. Letter. Hekman letterhead. Aug. 27, 1953. TO: Mullian's. Box 75 Folder 7

4. Price List, July 1, 1949. Box 75 Folder 7

5. Price List, June 15, 1953. Box 75 Folder 7

6. Price List, Aug. 20, 1953. Box 75 Folder 7

7. Price list, Jan. 4, 1954 [legal sized]. Box 75 Folder 7

Henry Rowe Mfg. Co.


Wood Parts : Dowel Pins and Rods, Drawer Stops, Buttons,Knobs, Mouldings, Rosettes, Etc. : catalog no. 40 / Henry RoweMfg. Co., Newaygo, Mi. Newaygo, Mi. : Henry Rowe Mfg.Co. ; Grand Rapids, Mi. : Jaqua Co., Printers, n.d. 16 pp. : ill. ;31 cm.

General

Cover title+ Has red & white sticker on front cover with"#1112". Includes sketch image of the eterior of the plant,as well as sketches of the kilns.

Box 18 Folder 8


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Accompanying items include: 1. Dec. 16, 1929 letter toAppomatto Iron Works & Supply Co., Petersburg Va.,typed on a trade flyer. / 2. Green trade flyer with Rosettesand other objects. / 3. Flyer. Special Trial Order. Net PriceList no. 41. / 4. Trade odd sized Postcard.

Heritage Woods, Inc.


Identi blocks. [ca. 2003] 1) Order Form product flyer. / 2)Product flyer. The Library's set of these wood identificationblocks are housed with the Furniture Design Book Collection.2003.071

Box 18 Folder 9

Herman Miller Clock Co. (Zeeland,Michigan)


Herman Miller Electric Clocks 1942 / Herman Miller ClockCompany. Zeeland, Mi. : Herman Miller Clock Co. ; GrandRapids, Mi. : James Bayne Co., 1942. Folding flyer. Flyerdesigned by John B. Van Domelen, Grand Rapids, Michigan.00.[2816].1

Box 18.5 Folder 1

Herman Miller (Zeeland,Michigan)


Authentic Style Book of Modern Furniture / Herman Miller.[Zeeland, Mi. : Herman Miller ; Grand Rapids : James BayneCo., n.d. ca. 1930's] 20 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Also includes HermanMiller Clock Co. illustration on back cover. 00.[755].1

General

Includes furniture designed by Gilbert Rohde.

Box 18.5 Folder 2

Herman Miller 1939 catalog : Gilbert Rhode Modern Design.Preface by Leslie Pina (with value guide). Atglen, Pa. : SchifferPublishing Ltd., 1998. ? pp. : ill. ; 32 cm. Formerly M749.085H426h 1939. 00.[735].1.

Box 18.5 Folder 3

4 The Herman Miller Collection 1952. (Acanthus Press ReprintSeries. The 20th Century : Landmarks in Design, v. 5, 1995.)New York : Acanthus Press, 1995. 119 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm.Formerly M749.085 H426h 1952. 00.[733].1.

Box 18.5

The Herman Miller Collection : the 1955/1956 catalog ; prefaceby Leslie Pina. Atglen, Pa. : Schiffer Publishing Ltd., c. 1955,1998. ? pp. : ill. ; 22.5 cm. Formerly M749.085 H426h 1955/56.00.[734].1.

Box 18.5 Folder 5

Herman Miller Furniture Co. [Portfolio of Catalogues 1974-1976]. Zeeland,Mi. : Herman Miller, 1974-1976. ill. ; 28 cm.


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Panton Chair, 1973 + 1 loose item Box 18.5 Folder 6

Wilkes Soft Seating, 1974 + loose items Box 18.5 Folder 6

Stacking Chair, stools, perch, 1973 + 4 loose items Box 18.5 Folder 6

Segmented base conference tables, 1974 + 3 loose items Box 18.5 Folder 6

Universal base tables, 1974 + loose item enclosed Box 18.5 Folder 6

Wilkes multiple seating, 1974 + loose item enclosed. Box 18.5 Folder 6

Chadwick modular seating, 1974 + loose item enclosed. Box 18.5 Folder 6

Super Room / Action Office, 1976 Box 18.5 Folder 6

The Story of the Office that will work for you instead ofagainst you / Action Office, 1976

Box 18.5 Folder 6

Library Group. Box 18.5 Folder 6

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, : Action Office II, installation manuel / HermanMiller, Inc. Zeeland, Mi. : Herman Miller, [n.d., ca. 1970?] 00.[2817].1.

General

Includes numerous foldout illustrations depicting productlines & how parts fit together.

Box 18.5 Folder 7

Herman Miller Furniture Co. The multipurpose series. Zeeland,Mi. : Herman Miller Furniture Co., n.d. [ca. 1950's] Portfolio :ill. ; 31 cm. This literature illustrates the Company's furnitureused in sites throughout the country. Worn cover, with: 4 tabbedfolders, 1 folded poster, 1 brochure & 16 loose plates.

General

Loose plates are primarily from outside Grand Rapids.Included from Grand Rapids: Preferred Insurance.

Folders: 1. Schools / Hospitals / Public Seating; 2. Hotels /Motels; 2. Hotels / Motels; 3. Restaurants; 4. Offices

Poster: EOG (Eecutive Office Group) & the MultipurposeSeries

Brochure: Chairs.

Box 18 Folder 10

Herman Miller Furniture Co. Catalogue. Zeeland, Mi. : HermanMiller, 1996. ill ; 28 cm. Cover title. Spiral bound. 2 copies ;Accompanied by loose items: 1. Herman Miller for the home.Accordian folder flyer / 2. 12 page price list.

Box 19

Herman Miller for the home. Zeeland, Mi. : Herman Miller,[1994] ill ; Appro. 23259 cm. 00.[5715].1

Box 19


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General

Contents is a 3" 3-ringed binder that is designed withthe interior pages in black & white. Includes sections onEames, Nelson, Noguchi, Hollington, Burdick StumpfChadwick Kelley Ivicevic, as well as other collections.Compare with contents of volume below.

Herman Miller for the home. Zeeland, Mi. : Herman Miller,1995. ill ; Appro. 23259 cm.

General

Contents is a 3" 3-ringed binder that is designed withthe interior pages in black & white. Includes sections onEames, Nelson, Noguchi, Hollington, Burdick StumpfChadwick Kelley Ivicevic, as well as other collections.

Box 19

"A Suite of Choices : Herman Miller Work Chairs" / HermanMiller, 2004. MS2341. 00.[4078].1

Box 19

Work Chairs : comparing the choices / Herman Miller. 2003.MS2314.00.[4078].2.

Box 19

Hiawatha


Needle-Point Furniture / [Hiawatha] n.p. : Hiawatha : GrandRapids : James Bayne Co., n.d. 19 pp. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Box 19.5 Folder 0.5

Holland Furniture Company (Holland, Mi.)


Holland Line : furniture for the bedroom. Holland, Mi. HollandFurniture Co. ; GR : White Printing Co., July 1905. 87 pp. : ill ;18 cm. Cover title. Formerly M749.H71 . 00.[].1.

Box 19.5 Folder 1

Holland : Fall 1906. Holland, Mi. : Holland Furniture Co. :Grand Rapids, Mi. : White Printing Co., Fall 1906. 100 pp. :ill. ; 18 cm. Formerly M749 H71 1906. 00.[].1. Damage.

Box 19.5 Folder 2

Dutch Woodcraft Shops : 1959. Holland, Mi. : HollandFurniture Co., 1959. 58 pp. : ill. ; 30.5 cm. Formerly M749.085H719h 1959.

General

Pages are embossed with seal for "Library of RKS,Raymond K. Sobota". This item may have been receivedwith the Sobota accession; see the GRPL SobotaCollection, Coll.#225.

Box 20 Folder 1

Three print lists



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1. Jan. 2, 1959 Box 20 Folder 2

2. Jan. 26, 1959. Box 20 Folder 2

3. June 1, 1970. Box 20 Folder 2

Holland Furniture Co. Dutch Woodcraft ShopsRelated Materials:Related Materials

See also Unprocessed Boes 7.5 & 19.75

Howard Miller Clock Company (Zeeland, Michigan)


Chronopak Clock Series / George Nelson, Howard Miller ClockCo. n.d. P2004.033

Box 19.5 Folder 3

Fireplace Equipment flyer / George Nelson. n.d. P2004.033 Box 19.5 Folder 4

Lamps / George Nelson. N.d. P2004.033 Box 19.5 Folder 5

Hubbell, H.L. Mfg. Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See 18:1; H.L. Hubbell Mfg. Co.

Imperial Furniture CompanyRelated Materials:Related Materials

See also 12.5 as The Guild


Heirlooms of Tomorrow : Imperial Tables of Grand Rapids.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Imperial Furniture Co., n.d. 20 pp. : ill. ;18 cm. 1999.018. Cover title. Accompanied by "Key to PatternsIllustrated" which gives the size & item number of the furnitureillustrated.

Box 19.5 Folder 6

Tables Tea Wagons Novelties : Catalog No. 18. GrandRapids, Mi. : Imperial Furniture Co., 1916. 68 pp. : ill.; 31 cm.P2001.073

Box 19.5 Folder 7

Inside the door. Grand Rapids, Mi. ; Imperial Furniture Co. ;GR : Schuil Printing Co., n.d. 20 pp. : ill. ; 19.5 cm.

Box 19.5 Folder 8


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General

Includes a separate sheet "Key to Patterns Illustrated".Copy 2 is located in Coll. 233

Imperial Office Furniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. : ImperialFurniture Co. ; GR : Bale-Boeree Co., n.d. 56 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Includes an image of the manufacturing comple on thetitle page.

Box 19.5 Folder 9

Tables, decorative & useful : Rudolph's Furniture Store,Monterey California. [Grand Rapids, Mi. : Imperial FurnitureCo.?,] n.d. 8 pp. : ill. ; 25 cm. P2000.008.2. First inside page hasheading: "Imperial Tables do so much for the home."

Box 19.5 Folder 10

Tables Have Become So Important… Rudolph's Furniture Store,Monterey California. [Grand Rapids, Mi. ; Imperial FurnitureCo.,?], n.d. 8 pp. : ill. ; 25 cm. P2000.008.3

Box 19.5 Folder 11

The Choice & Use of Tables. Grand Rapids, Mi. : ImperialFurniture Co., n.d. 20 pp. : ill. ; 23.5 cm. P2000.008.1

Box 19.5 Folder 12

Imperial Golden Anniversary Tables. [Printed folio, including 5 flyers. Originalenvelop]. [1903 founding date + 50 years = ca. 1953] P2004.033


1. ... Every Bride should Know for a happy home Box 19.5 Folder 13

2. How to enjoy better decorating ... Box 19.5 Folder 13

3. French Provincial Box 19.5 Folder 13

4. Traditional Box 19.5 Folder 13

5. Modern Box 19.5 Folder 13

Imperial tables : 1926 supplement to general catalog / ImperialFurniture Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Imperial Furniture Co., 1926.Plates A-Z, AA-DD : ill; 3827.5 cm. P1994.001

Box 52

Imperial tables. Spring & Summer 1936. Grand Rapids, MI:Imperial Furniture Co., 1936. 89 pp. ill; 3442 cm. M749.33 Im7t1936

Box 27.5

Imperial Tables. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Imperial Furniture Co.,1949. 40 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm. Page 3/4 is loose.

Box 20 Folder 3

Imperial Tables : Traditional, French Provincial, Modern /Imperial Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. GrandRapids, Mi. : Imperial ; GR : Bayne-Collotype, 1954-1955.Cover title. Cover discarded due to mold. Date: Fall 1954-Spring 1955. 96 pp. : ill. ; cm. + Supplements. 00.[3639].1-3.

Box 76


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General

Page 1 of catalog of reproduction of the factory comple.1. Supplement to Fall 1954-Spring 1955 Catalog. Somecontent copied and discarded due to mold.

2. Supplement to Fall 1955-Spring 1956 Catalog. 23 pgs.

Imperial Tables : Traditional, French Provincial, Contemporary /Imperial Furniture Co., Grand Rapids : Imperial, 1956-1957. 58pp., [8] : ill. ; cm. + "Fall 1956-Spring 1957 at head of cover. 00.[3637].1.

Box 76

Accompanying items to 1956-1957 Imperial Catalog. 00.[3637].2-10


Form Letter. Imperial letterhead. Oct. 1, 1956. RE High Point,North Carolina Fall show.

Box 75 Folder 8

Form Letter. Imperial letterhead. Mar. 1, 1957. Box 75 Folder 8

How to Choose Tables / Imperial Furniture Co., n.d. 23 pp. Box 75 Folder 8

Princess Line [small flyer] 2 copies Box 75 Folder 8

Net Price list, June 18, 1956. Box 75 Folder 8

Stock Sheet. Oct. 15, 1956. Box 75 Folder 8

Stock Sheet. Sept. 15, 1956. Box 75 Folder 8

Stock Sheet, Apr. 1, 1957. Box 75 Folder 8

Imperial Tables : traditional, French Provincial,Contemporary / Imperial Furniture Co., Grand Rapids :Imperial, 1957-1958. 56 pp. : ill. ; cm. 00.[3538].1. Title pagesticking to front cover due to water damage. Fall 1957-Spring1958 at head of title page.

Box 76

Imperial Furniture Company [miscellaneous trade literature] /Imperial Furniture Company, Grand Rapids : Imperial, [1961].00.[0548].1/ 00.[3636].1?

General

Has page dividers: Contemporary, French, Italian,Traditional, Occasional pieces. Price List, February1, 1961 accompanying the information. Includes anImperial's Standard Finish Chart with select sames.Formerly in red vinyl binder, discarded due to mold/mildew. Includes pages representative of trade literaturefor several lines, but without consecutive paging.

Box 75 Folder 9

Imperial Furniture Company [miscellaneous trade literature] /Imperial Furniture Company, 1642 Broadway, NW. GrandRapids : Imperial, 1964. 00.[3624].1.

Box 75 Folder 10


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General

Has page dividers: Crown Collection, Contemporary,French, Italian, Traditional, Age of Gold, Village &Villa. Includes pages representative of trade literaturefor several lines, but without consecutive paging. PriceList, June 1964 at front. Formerly in red vinyl binder,discarded due to mold/mildew.

Irwin Seating Company


Steel Furniture Company [Irwin Seating Co.] Modern schoolseating : catalog no. 24. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Steel FurnitureCompany ; GR : West Dempster Co., c. 1924. 27 pp. : ill. ; 29cm. Formerly MKG3716.St3 No. 24.

Box 19.5 Folder 14

Modern school seating : catalog no. 31. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Steel Furniture Co. ; G.R. : Dickinson Bros., [1931?]. Cover has:Allied Equipment Corp., Trenton, N.J. (AIA File No. 28b12)P2009.023

General

pg. 20 has published photos of Ottawa Hills high Schooland Burton Junior High School, in Grand Rapids by HenryH. Turner, architect. Also by Turner on this page is theMonroe High School, Monroe, Mich. Other high schoolsillustrated are from other states. pg. 30 has publishedphotos of interior spaces, including the Natatorium atMonroe High School, Monroe, Mi. by Henry H. Turner.

Box 19.5 Folder 15

Modern school seating : catalog no. 32. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Irwin Seating Co. ; GR : Tri-Art Printing Co., [1932?] 48 pp. :ill. ; 29 cm. (A.I.A. File No. 28b12) Formerly MKG3716.St3No. 32.

Box 19.5 Folder 16

Modern school seating : catalog no. 36. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Irwin Seating Co. ; GR, [1936?]. 39 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. FormerlyMKG3716.St3 No. 36.

General

Includes images of schools throughout the country botheterior and interior, including photographic images andrenderings. Most are not identified. Includes a renderingof the Stadium at the University of Notre Dame, on pg. 36.

Box 19.5 Folder 17

Irwin modern school seating : catalog no. 38. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Irwin Seating Co., [1938?] 39 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Box 19.5 Folder 18


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General

Includes many of the same illustrations of schools seen inthe catalog above. Formerly MKG3716.St3 No. 38.

John D. Raab Chair Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See also 12.5 OVE as The Guild.


Pringle Furniture Co., Detroit, Mich. / John D. Raab Chair Co.,Grand Rapids, Mich. N.d.

General

4 smelly binders of blueprints, with the only ID on thecover of 1 binder. Contact Archivist for use.

Box Isolation

John Widdicomb Furniture CompanyRelated Materials:Related Materials

See also the separate company: Widdicomb Furniture Company. Both Widdicomb sections are unedited, and it islikely ome titles have been placed with the wrong company.


A Great Name Lives on : presentation of new furniture creationsand reproductions by John Widdicomb Company, n.d.

General

Has a received date of 1929, and old folder annotationof 1918 (no evidence). Has two old call numbers:R749.213.W633 & MKG740.W62


Moved from Bo 20 to Bo 53 5/22/2009

Box 53

John Widdicomb Co. Eecutive office furniture Poster ill.; 9260cm. Needs rehoused flat as oversized.

Box 20 Folder 4

Individual furniture [First portfolio]. Grand Rapids, Mi. : JohnWiddicomb Co., [1931?] 34 plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Gray paperfolder. Source of date unknown. [749.085 J613fi]

Box 20 Folder 5

Individual furniture. [Third portfolio]. Grand Rapids, Mi. : JohnWiddicomb Co., [1931?] 29 plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Green paperfolder [749.085 J613th]

Box 20 Folder 6


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Individual furniture. [Fourth portfolio]. Grand Rapids, MI : JohnWiddicomb Co., [1931?] 22 plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Cream paperfolder [749.085 J613fo]

Box 20 Folder 7

Individual furniture : Part Two, Commodes, chests of drawers.Grand Rapids, Mi. : John Widdicomb Co., c. 1931. [24 pp.] :ill. ; 23 cm. Butter colored booklet [749.085 J613ci]

General

Has stamp for Herman Holmberg on front cover.Accompanied by a loose price list dated July 25, 1931.

Box 20 Folder 8

Individual furniture : Part Three, Eighteenth Century Englishand French writing and dressing tables. Grand Rapids, Mi. :John Widdicomb Co., c.1931. [24 pp.] : ill. ; 23 cm. Orangecolored booklet. [749.085 J613co]. Accompanied by a looseprice list dated Sept. 15, 1931.

Box 20 Folder 9

Individual furniture : Part Four, Pieces for the dining room :sideboards, consoles, serving tables, dining tables, chairs. GrandRapids, Mi. : John Widdicomb Co., c. 1931. [24 pp.] : ill. ; 23cm. Cream colored booklet. [749.085 J613pi]

Box 20 Folder 10

Individual furniture : English groups of the eighteenth century.[Portfolio II] Grand Rapids, Mi. : John Widdicomb Co., [ca.1931?] 11 separate topical style/school inserts of 4 pages each :ill. ; 23 cm. Orange folder. Cover title. [749.085 J613ie]

Box 20 Folder 11

Individual furniture : French groups of the VIII [eighteenth]century. [Portfolio III] Grand Rapids, Mi. : John WiddicombCo., 1931. 12 separate topical style/school inserts of 4 pageseach : ill. ; 23 cm. Cream colored folder. Accompanied by pricelist insert (4 pages) dated Nov. 25, 1931. [749.085 J613if]

Box 20 Folder 12

Individual furniture : [portfolio] Grand Rapids, Mi, : John Widdicomb Co.,[n.d.] 31 flyer : ill. ; 24 cm. Formerly R749.085 W632i.


Early Eighteenth Century. Queen Anne Group. French Walnut Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century Freen Group. Louis V and Louis VISchools

Box 20 Folder 13

Mahogany Eighteenth Century. English Group. Hepplewhiteand Sheraton Schools

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century English Group. Hepplewhite and SheratonSchools

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century Individual Group. Hepplewhite andSheraton Schools. Mahogany with Satinwood.

Box 20 Folder 13

Early Nineteenth Century. American Group. Duncan PhyfeSchool.

Box 20 Folder 13


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Early Nineteenth Century. American Group. School ofDuncan Phyfe. In Italian Beech and Mahogany.

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century English Group. Hepplewhite School. InPredominating West India Satinwood.

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. School of Louis V. InFrench Walnut and Rosewood.

Box 20 Folder 13

Late Eighteenth Century Frenc Group. Directoire School. InCreackled Enamel

Box 20 Folder 13

Late Eighteenth Century. English Group. School of Sheraton.Inlaid Mahogany.

Box 20 Folder 13

Early Nineteenth Century. English Group. American Federalor Sheraton School.

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. In the Restrained School ofLouis V

Box 20 Folder 13

Early Eighteenth Century. English Group. School of QueenAnne.

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. Schools of Louis V andLouis VI. In Predominating French Walnut

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. School of Louis VI. InAmerican Walnut and Prima Vera

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. American Louis VI School.In Satinwood and Michigan Maple

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. School of Louis V. InFrench Walnut, European Beech and Rosewood

Box 20 Folder 13

Early Eighteenth Century. English Group. Orange and QueenAnne Schools. In American Walnut and Maple.

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century English Group. French HepplewhiteSchool. In French Walnut.

Box 20 Folder 13

Late Eighteenth Century English Group. Adam-HepplewhiteSchool.

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. Louis VI School. Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. Louis VI School.Decorated in Oil, Enameled on Maple and Birch.

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century English Group. Hepplewhite and SheratonSchools.

Box 20 Folder 13

Late Eighteenth Century English Group. Hepplewhite andSheraton Schools.

Box 20 Folder 13

Early Nineteenth Century Group. Sheraton and Phyfe Schools.In Mahogany and Italian Beech

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century Italian Group. In Walnut, Myrtle andRosewood, or in Decorated Enamel

Box 20 Folder 13


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Eighteenth Century French Provincial Group. In French Beech Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. School of Louis VI. InFrench Beech

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. School of Louis V. FrenchBeech and French Walnut.

Box 20 Folder 13

Eighteenth Century French Group. School of Louis V.Decorated Enamel on Birch.

Box 20 Folder 13

Early American Group. In American Walnut and Mahogany.Plate No. 226

Box 20 Folder 13

The romantic revival of the 1950's. Grand Rapids, Mi. :John Widdicomb Co., c. 1950. 64 pp. : ill. 19 cm. FormerlyM749.213 W633r. 2 copies, one has water damage & tape, thesecond has tape damage.

Box 20 Folder 14

John Widdicomb Co. : for almost a century one of America'sgreat furniture makers. Grand Rapids, Mi. : John WiddicombCo., 1954. 64 pp. : ill. ; 19 cm. Formerly M749.213 W633m. c.1, damage. c. 2 good condition.

Box 20 Folder 15

John Widdicomb Company [catalog] Grand Rapids, Mi. :John Widdicomb Co., [1920?]. 101(?) plates : ill. ; 29 cm.Includes plates with furniture no. in navy blue paper covers.Poor condition. First illustration is No. 1251.

General

Several pages embrossed: RKS, Library of Raymond K.Sobota. This item may have been received with the Sobotaaccession; see the GRPL Sobota Collection, Coll.#225.Source of date information unknown. "The Book of JohnWiddicomb Furniture" c. 1960, has been transferred toColl. 233.

Box 20.5

The Eecutive / John Widdicomb Co., 601 Fifth St. NW, GrandRapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : John WiddicombCo., ca.1965. 11 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm. Source of date informationunknown.

Box 20.5

The Orientation group / John Widdicomb Co. Grand Rapids,Mi.: John Widdicomb Co., c. 1965. 11 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 20.5

Book of John Widdicomb Furniture : a book of fine furniture byJohn Widdicomb Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb FurnitureCo., c. 1969. 78 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. "September 1969"—lastprinted page. Formerly R749.085 W633 1969. Formerly at232-42-1.

Box 20.5 Folder 1

Book of John Widdicomb Furniture : a book of fine furniture byJohn Widdicomb Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb FurnitureCo., c. 1971. 92 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. "October 1971"—last printedpage. Formerly R749.085 W633 1971. Formerly at 232-42-2.

Box 20.5

John Widdicomb : a book of fine furniture by John WiddicombCo. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb Furniture Co., c. 1974.

Box 20.5


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160 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm. + accompanying sheets. 7 loose sheets ofprinted finish samples, in color, all have "John Widdicomb Co."in top left corner. Formerly R749.085 W633 1974. Formerly at232-42-3.

Treasures from around the world / by John Widdicomb, n.d.Grand Rapids : John Widdicomb, n.d. 20 pp. : ill. ; 32 cm. 00.[763].1


Staples have been removed; all sheets loose. This itemwas designed with pages of different sizes attached inan irregular fashion so that some of the information onthe black pages could continue to be read across severalgold pages. Page numbering assists in reading the item asintended.

Box 20.5

[Book No. 604] Grand Rapids, Mi. : John Widdicomb Co., [n.d.ca.1920] 46 pp. : ill. ; 5640 cm. Formerly M749.085 W6331920.

General

Title devised from sticker on inside back cover whichreads: Title book no. 604 is loaned to OFFICE-JohnWiddicomb Company, Grand Rapids, by the JohnWiddicomb Co., Grand rapids, Mich, and is to be returnedon request. Source of circa date unknown. Some rustingof the metal hardware of the original binder. At least oneplate is loose.

Box 27

Johnson Furniture Company


June 1987 historical note in front of "Fleible Home Arrangements" has: Johnson Furniture Co., 1908; Johnson-Handley-Johnson, 1922; These two merged June 18, 1948; Merged with Timberline, 111 Godfrey S.W., nowRose-Johnson Co., 1963.


Famous Chairs / published by Johnson Furniture Co., Johnson-Handley-Johnson Company. Grand Rapids, Mi. : JohnsonFurniture Co. ; Johnson-Handley-Johnson Co., c.1940 31 pp.Ill.; 25.5 cm. P2001.026.

General

Includes renderings of various national art museumsby "Philippus." Similar, but not same, logos for bothcompanies, shown on first page.

Box 20

Fleible home arrangements by Johnson. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Johnson Furniture Co., ca. 1948. 16 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. FormerlyR749.213 J631. 00.[3541].1-5.

Box 20.5


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Accompanied by 4 flyers:

Accompanied by 4 flyers:Specifications, coordinated colors and accessories /Johnson Furniture Co., Johnson-Handley-Johnson, n.d.

Fleible Home Arrangements Planning Service. [Chart withfurniture cut outs beginning with "F-29"

Fleible Home Arrangements Planning Service. [Chart withfurniture cut outs beginning with "S-401"]

[Graph paper layout scheme chart. "This sketch showshow to go about layout out your room arrangement"]


See 00.[3541].3 in Coll. 233

Johnson's American Translation presents, furniture design ideaof the year. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Johnson Furniture Co., n.d. 10pp. : ill. ; 31.5 cm.

General

Includes in image of Renzo R. Rutili, creator of theAmerican Translation Group, inside the front cover.


Moved from Bo 20 to Bo 53, 5/22/2009

Box 53

Johnson Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Johnson FurnitureCo., n.d. 80 bound plates. ill; 4936 cm.

Box 27.75

The Liberty Group / Johnson Furniture Co./Johnson HandleyJohnson. Grand Rapids, Mi. : The Company, [1953?] 20 pp. :ill. ; 28 cm. 00.[766].1.

General

Includes a loose price list dated Jan. 1, 1953. Move fromBo 20 to Bo 53.

Box 53

Hand-Made Furniture / Johnson Furniture Co./Johnson HandleyJohnson. Grand Rapids, Mi. : The Company, [1930?] 63 pp. :ill. ; 31 cm. 2017.026.

Box 76

Kalamazoo Sled Co.


Lawn and porch novelties : Spring & Summer 1901-1902.Kalamazoo, Mi. : Kalamazoo Sled Co., 1901. 22 pp. : ill. ; 14

Box 20.5


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cm. Formerly M684.1 K124. Damage. Pam covers discarded.Tape residue. 00.[3437].1

Keeler Brass / Belwith Keeler


Keeler Brass Company. Manufacturers of Metal FurnitureTrimmings in brass and steel. All styles and kinds of trimmingsfor home and office furniture … Grand Rapids, Mi. : Keeler,[1913?] 88 pp. : ill ; 31 cm. Catalog no. 18. 00.[626].1

General

Cover: Keeler Brass Company … Manufacturers MetalFurniture Trimmings. Previously called: Brass FurnitureMounts; True Period Designs & Antique Reproductions.Source of previously title unknown. Date from previouscatalog; source of date unknown.

Box 21

Brass Furniture Mounts : True Period Designs & AntiqueReproductions / Keeler Brass Company. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Keeler Brass Co., n.d. 190 pp. : ill ; 28.5 cm. Catalog No. 30.Title from cover. P2000.018

General

First printed page has: Keeler Brass Company …Manufacturing metal furniture trimmings, automobilemountings, refrigerator hardware. Stevens Street Plant,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Weber-Knapp Col Plant,Jamestown, New York. Stamped on end papers: FromH.A. Guden Co., Inc. … New York City.

Box 21

Keeler : Period Furniture Hardware / Keeler Brass Co. G.R. :Keller ; James Bayne, n.d. 218 pg. : ; cm. Catalog No. 41.2007.012.3

Box 21

Keeler : Modern furniture hardware / Keeler Brass Company.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Keeler Brass Co., [ca. 1940] 165 pp. :ill ; 29 cm. Catalog No. 53. Title from cover. "ca. 1940"—handwritten in pencil top right on cover; source unknown.

Box 21

Keeler Brass / Belwith Keeler Keeler : furniture hardware /Keeler Brass Company. Grand Rapids, Mi.: Keeler Brass Co.,1962. 408 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Catalog No. 63. Title from cover. c.1 / c. 3. P2001.155

Box 21

Keeler Brass / Belwith Keeler Keeler : furniture hardware /Keeler Brass Company. Grand Rapids, Mi.: Keeler Brass Co.,1962. 408 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Catalog No. 63. Title from cover. c.2. 00.[0626].2

Box 20

Keeler Brass Co. Keeler : furniture hardware supplement /Keeler Brass Company. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Keeler Brass Co.,1965. 106 pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm. Catalog No. 65. Title from cover.Formerly M673.3.K245. c. 1. "BSMT6.88" / c. 2. 00.[626].3

Box 21.5


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Keeler : furniture hardware supplement / Keeler BrassCompany. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Keeler Brass Co., 1968 145 pp. :ill. ; 29 cm. Catalog No. 68. Title from cover. Formerly: M673.3K245 Suppl. No. 68. 00.[626].4

Box 21.5

Keeler : furniture hardware supplement / Keeler BrassCompany. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Keeler Brass Co., 1972. 248 pp. :ill. ; 29 cm. Catalog No. 72. Title from cover. Formerly: M673.3K245 Suppl. No. 72. c.1. 00.[626].5 / c.2. P2007.027.9.

Box 21.75

Keeler Brass Company, Furniture hardware catalog (hardcover),1988.

Box 21.75

Keeler : furniture hardware supplement / Keeler BrassCompany. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Keeler Brass Co., c.1979. 248pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Catalog No. 79. Title from cover. 2001.128

Box 21.5

Keeler Brass : catalog #KBC0903. Grand Rapids, Mi. : KeelerBrass, [2003] 2004.056

General

Includes knobs, bails & rosettes, rings & pendants,backs & bails, pulls, French & cup pulls, backplates &escutcheons, ornamental & functional, solid brass, finishoptions.

Box 21.5

[Keeler Brass] Period Brass. Grand Rapids, Mi. : [Keeler Brass], 2004


[1] Decorative Bath Hardware. PBBH0404 Box 21.5

[2] Decorative Cabinet Hardware. PBCH0404 Box 21.5

[3] Architectural Door Hardware. PBDH0404 2004.056 Box 21.5

Belwith Keeler


Belwith Keeler : the world's premier producer of qualitycabinet hardware. BK704 Grand Rapids, Mi. : Belwith-KeelerGroup, [2004] [email protected]

Box 21.5

Kent of Grand Rapids


Carron, pg. 173, has Kent of Grand Rapids as a furniture manufacturer from 1949-1975.


Kent of Grand Rapids. 98 pp. ill; 32 cm. Seal of RKS stampedinside

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Oford Ltd., Kent of Grand Rapids / Fenske Bros., Inc. :dealer's catalog no. 52] Chicago, Ill. : Oford Ltd. ; GR : Bayne-

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collotype, James Bayne Co., ca. 1952. 103 pp. : ill; 32 cm. +price list. P1999.029. Cover title.

General

This item has numerous pages contained within a graypaperboard 2-ring cover. Old description: "Fenski Bros.,Inc. Dealer's Catalog no. 52." Accompanied by: Price list,Jan. 7, 1952, Oford, Ltd. ... The price list has two sections,one for Oford Ltd. Furniture, and a following sectionfor Kent of Grand Rapids furniture. Has leather samplesattached inside the back cover, and acid imprints on theopposite pages, from the migration of oil from the leather.

This item found in bo 36 instead of 25 where assigned,3/16/2005

Kindel Furniture Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

SEE ALSO earlier items under the Foote-Reynolds name, before it was purchased by Kindel.


Kindel-Foote Reynolds beds. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Foote-Reynolds Co., [1925?] 34 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Formerly M749.K581925. 00.[3540].1.

General

Decorative shield has: Foote-Reynolds, Grand Rapids,Chas. J. Kindel, Pres. "Beds." "1925 Supplement"—hand written at bottom of first printed page; source ofdate information unknown. This page also lists Charles J.Kindel as President of Foote-Reynolds.

Box 21.75

Kindel-Foote Reynolds Beds : August 1925 Catalog. GrandRapids, Mi.: Kindel Furniture Co., 1925. 56 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm.Formerly M749 K58 1925. 00.[3542].1.

General

Pg. 3 has the image & replica signature of Chas. J. Kindel,listing him as President and General Manager of the FooteReynolds Company. His name is also in the shield logofor the Foote Reynolds Co. This appears to be a transitionyear in the acquisition of the Foote Reynolds Company bythe Kindle Furniture Co.

Box 22 Folder 1

Kindel beds, Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mi. : KindelFurniture Co., [ca. 1926?] [8 pp.] : ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly M749K58 1926. 00.[3543].1.

Box 22 Folder 2


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General

Has "Kindel Furniture Company, formerly Foote-Reynolds Company" on first inside page. Uses the oldFoote-Reynolds shield symbol, now with "Kindel"inscribed. Accordion folding flyer. Evident of mold & dirt.

America's largest wood bed makers / Kindel FurnitureCompany, formerly Foote-Reynolds Company, Grand Rapids.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Kindel Furniture Co., 1926. 61 pp. : ill. ; 29cm. Cover has: Kindel Beds, Grand Rapids.

Box 22 Folder 3

Bardini Collection by Kindel / Kindel Furniture Co., n.d. 17pg. : ill. ; cm. 2007.012.10

Box 22 Folder 3.1

French Provincial by Kindel / Kindel Furniture Co. n.d. Foldingflyer. 2007.012.14

Box 22 Folder 3.5

Specialists : wood beds, day beds, double day beds : catalog no.7 / Kindel Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. GrandRapids, MI : Kindel Furniture Co. ; GR : Dean Hicks Co., 1927.63 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Cover has: Kindel Beds, Grand Rapids."Issued August 1927" Formerly M749 K58 1927. 00.[3544].1.

Box 22 Folder 4

Specialists : designers and makers of colonial beds, periodday beds, double day beds : catalog no. 8 / Kindel FurnitureCompany, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Issued Aug. 1928. 80 pp. :ill. ; 29 cm. Formerly M749 K58 1928. 00.[3545].1.

Box 22 Folder 5

Specialists : designers and makers of colonial beds, periodday beds, convertible beds : catalog no. 9 for 1930 / KindelFurniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 80 pp. : ill. ; 29cm. Formerly M749 K58 1930. 00.[3546].1.

Box 22 Folder 6

Kindel Beds : catalog no. 10 for 1931 / Kindel FurnitureCompany, Bed Specialists … Grand Rapids, Mi. : KindelFurniture Co., 1931. 80 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Formerly M749.K58.00.[3547].1.

Box 22 Folder 7

Balearic by Kindel : dining room collection / Kindel FurnitureCo., G.R., n.d. [ca. 1960's] P2005.035.9c

Box 21.75

Kindel Dining Room, Bedroom and occasional Furniture : acollection of fine traditional furniture / Kindel Furniture Co.,G.R., n.d. [ca. 1960's]. c.1 P2005.035.9a / c.2 P2005.035.9b.

Box 21.75

Kindel Mahogany Reproductions and Adaptations / the newKlingman's. [GR : Klingman Furniture Co., ca. 1960?] 18thCentury reproductions. P2005.035.056

Box 21.75

Kindel Reproductions at Klingman Furniture Co. GR :Klingman Furniture Co., Ionia & Fountain, n.d. [ca. 1960's?]18th Century reproductions. P2005.035.055

Box 21.75

Viennese Classical by Kindel. Kindal, Grand Rapids, [1961].Folding flyer with numbered eamples of furniture line inside.2007.075

Box 21.75


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Reference Guide to the Kindel Line / Kindel, Grand Rapids.Oct. 1963. Cover title:Decorator's and Floor Salesman'sReference Guide to the Kindel Line. Select pages in gray papercovers with 3-ring brads. c.2 2007.012 / Note. c.1 in Coll. 233

Box 21.75

Kindel: Irish, English & American collection; Catalog for1984-1990 / Kindel Furniture Co., 100 Garden St., SE, GrandRapids, Mi., [ca.1984 to 1990?]. 57 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Source ofdate unknown.

General

Page. [3] has a note on the Irish Georgian Societyfurniture line in this catalog. Also cited is the 1979definition of "Reproduction" by the Assoc. of AmericanArt Museum Directors.


See also the Chimney Hill Collection, from Chimney HillFarms, pg. 15.

Box 22 Folder 8

Kindel : American, English & Irish collection. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Kindel Furniture Co., [ca. 1990?] 87 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.[Catalog for 1990-1995], hand written on first inside page.Source of this information and the date unknown.

Box 22 Folder 9

Kindel Colonial Reproductions / Kindel Furniture Co. GrandRapids : Kindel, n.d. 20 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. 00.[757].1

Box 21.5

Kindel Furniture Co. 18th Century Mahogany Reproductionsand Adaptations, n.d. 14 pp. : ill.; 21 cm. 00.[758].1

Box 21.5

Kindel Furniture Co. For informal luury… Kindel Cherry, n.d.14 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. . 00.[759].1-3. c. 1 has "B.C. Porter Sons …New Britain, Conn." On back cover. / c. 2-3 are not associatedwith a specific furniture dealer.

Box 21.5

Italian Provincial by Kindel / Windsor Furniture Co. GrandRapids, Mi. : Windsor Furniture Co., n.d. Foldout flyer ; ill. ;3528 cm. 00.[760].1.

General

Carron (1998), p. 232 states that Windsor acted as awholesaler & retailer, as well as a manufacturer. This maybe the role of Windsor in relationship to Kindel Furniturehere.

Box 21.75

Kindel colonials for the bedroom : Trade edition / KindelFurniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, c. 1932. 75 pp. :ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly R749.211 K574.

Box 25


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General

Has on title page: Chas. J. Kindel, General Manager,Chas. M. Kindel, production Manager, Tom Kindel,Business Manager.

Kindel : This is Kindel. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Kindel FurnitureCo., [ca. 1995] 139 pg. : ill. ; 30 cm. Housed in a navy blue 3-ring vinyl binder.

General

Includes chapters on various of the Company's historicalreproduction lines, which began in the 1984's. Circa datefrom a reference to Christie's and Sotheby's auction saleson page IV.

Box 25

Klingman's Sample Furniture Co.


Dorothy Vernon suite / Klingman's Sample Furniture Company.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Klingman's Sample Furniture Co., [n.d.1930's?] 4 pp. : ill. ; 18 cm. Suite named for Dorothy Vernonof Haddon Hall, a 16th century figure celebrated in literature.Jacobean style furniture is featured. Receipt date 1933. FormerlyMKG749 K68. 00.[3548].1.

Box 22 Folder 10

Klise Manufacturing CompanyRelated Materials:Related Materials

See also Boynton-Waddell or Waddell Manufacturing


Carved frames by Klise : [No. 1] / Klise Manufacturing Co.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Klise Mfg. Co., n.d. 71 unbound plates :ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly R749.31 K689. Source of identifyinginformation unknown and not given on the individual plates.

Box 22 Folder 11

Carved frames for upholstered furniture, chairs, benches :[catalog no. 3] / designed & built by Klise Manufacturing Co.Grand Rapids, Mi.: Klise Mfg. Co., n.d. 56 plates within 2-ringpaper covers : ill. ; 30 cm. Formerly R749.31 K689. 00.[355].1.


A flyer found inside this publication "Carvings : multiplemachine carving, developed to a high efficiency in theKlise Shops / by J.C. Veen", has been moved to Coll. 233.

Box 22 Folder 12

Carved frames by Klise : [catalog No. 4] Grand Rapids, Mi. :Klise Mfg Co., n.d. 68 plates : ill. ; 30 cm. Source of catalog &descriptive information unknown. Formerly R749.31 K689.

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Carved frames by Klise for upholstered furniture, benches,chairs : [catalog no. 5] / Klise Manufacturing Co. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Klise Mfg. Co., n.d. 48 plates : ill. ; 31 cm. Catalognumber written in pencil on first page, source unknown.Formerly R749.31 K689. c. 1. 00.[3552].1 / c. 2. 00.[3552].2.

Box 22 Folder 14

Mouldings, Carvings : carved, embossed, rope and beadmouldings, spindle and hand carvings, rosettes, escutcheons,turning and twist work [catalog no. No. 15] / KliseManufacturing Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Klise Mfg. Co. ; GR :Powers Tyson Printing Co., [n.d. ca. 1930] 71 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm.Accompanying item glued in a back cover: Supplement "A."Nov. 1, 1930. The Book of Carved Wood Decoration. AIA FileNo. 19E3. Formerly R749.5 K689 . 00.[3549].1-2.

Box 22 Folder 15

Wood, carvings & mouldings : [catalog 20] / KliseManufacturing Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Klise Mfg. Co., n.d. 40pp. : ill. ; 17 cm. Formerly R749.5 K689 . 00.[3550].1.

Box 22 Folder 16

Wood, carvings & mouldings : catalog 21 / Klise ManufacturingCo. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Klise Mfg. Co., n.d. 28 pp. : ill. ; 16cm. Formerly R749.5 K689 .

Box 22 Folder 17

Wood Carvings, legs and Mouldings [catalog no. 22] / KliseManufacturing Co., Grand Rapids, Mi. : Klise Mfg. Co. ; GR :White Printing Co., n.d. 16 pp. : ill. ; 31 cm. Formerly R749.5K689.

Box 23 Folder 1

The Book of Carved Wood Decoration : moldings, beads, ropes,turnings, twist work, rosettes and carvings / Klise ManufacturingCompany. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Klise ; James Bayne Co., c.1930. 192 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. c. 1 00.[2815].1 / c. 2. FormerlyM674.K689b 1930

Box 23 Folder 2 & 3

The Book of Carved Wood Decoration. GR : Klises, 1987.Fourth Edition. Accompanied by a loose advertising sheet"Genuine Carved Wood Decoration" P2006.062.1-2

Box 23 Folder 3.5

Supplement "A". The Book of Carved Wood Decoration : recentadditions to the Klise Line of Cared Wood Mouldings ... / Klise.AIA File No. 19E3. Nov. 1, 1930 2007.012.20

Box 23 Folder 3.6

Carved Wood Moulding, Available from Stock : Catalog C. /Klise Manufacturing Co., Inc. Grand Rapids : Klise, 1937.Mailing date: Feb. 23, 1938. P2000.079. Accompanying flyer:Dover Inplay Mfg. Co., NYC, n.d.

General

Note: This item was formerly housed in Coll. 246,12/30/2003

Box 23 Folder 4

High grade frames for upholstered furniture / KliseManufacturing Company, 50 Cottage Grove St. Grand Rapids,MI: Klise Mfg. Co., [1925?]. 41 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. [Catalog #2]—hand written on cover. Source of information unknown. c. 1Formerly R749.31 K689 No.2 Gift of Klise in memory of JamesC. Veen, 1897-1958. / c. 2 P1999.024

Box 25


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General

Copy 2 has accompanying items: Price list of Frames forUpholstered Furniture, Jan. 1925; Supplement. [Price list]Oct. 1, 1925; Supplement. Frame Price list, May 1, 1926;Frames Discontinued. Aug. 6, 1926

[Packet of Klise Manufacturing Co. items] Formerly R749.5 K689L.

General

Perhaps a salesman's individual file.


Let us help your carving problems. [flyer] items 827 is firstobject on front page illustration.

Box 53

Let us help your carving problems. [flyer] items 812 is firstobject on front page illustration.

Box 53

Klise Manufacturing Co. letterhead on front page, with CarvedWood Mirror Frames on inside pages. (2 copies)

Box 53

Wood Carvings, legs and Mouldings [catalog no. 22] / KliseManufacturing Co. Grand Rapids, Mi.: Klise Mfg. Co; GR:White Printing Co, nd 16 pp: ill; 31 cm.

Box 53

This is a duplicate of 232-23-1 above. This copy has "C.DeWinter" hand written on the cover. There is also a typed listof Davenport & Chair Top Rails attached to the inside backcover, with a pencil date of Nov. 28, 1925.

Box 53

Two dirty small sized sheets of catalog information fromunidentified source. The first sheet begins with object #960,the second sheet begins with object #984.

Box 53

Page. 3-12 from unidentified catalog. Page 3 has nos. H-1544to H-1547. Annotated in pencil with price information.

Box 53

Form letter "If You Use Ornamentation", with No. 1442 onthe front. 1 folded sheet (4 pages.) @ copies.

Box 53

9 loose sheets, cyan on white paper, illustrating decorativemoldings.

Box 53

2 smaller loose sheets from an unidentified sources,illustrating spindles.

Box 53

3 loose sheets with Klise Wood Carvings at the header, inpoor condition. Placed in oversized mylar sleeves.

Box 53

Casket Carvings / Klise Manufacturing Co., 50 Cottage GroveSt. SW. 1 folded sheet (4 pages), with 2 loose sheets inside.

Box 53

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing CompanyRelated Materials:


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Related Materials

See Also Coll. 246 GRPL Trade Catalog Coll.


Feeny Storage Products for Kitchen & Bath. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co., c.1997. 31 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. 2000.065

Box 23 Folder 5

Hardware for Show cases, Cabinets, Desks, & Furniture :Catalog No. 12. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co.,1928. 163 pp. : ill. ; 23.5 cm. 00.[487].1

Box 23 Folder 6

New Space Solutions / Knape & Vogt, 2700 Oak IndustrialDr. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Knape & Vogt Mfg. Co., [n.d., ca. late1990's] 55 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. 2000.065

Box 23 Folder 7

K-V Hardware for showcases and store fitures, bar fitures andrefrigerators, cabinets and wardrobes, furniture and millwork.K-Venience Clothes Closet Fitures : catalogue no. 14 / Knape& Vogt Manufacturing Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Knape & VogtMfg. Co., 1935. 152 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. 00.[0490].1. Cover title:Store Fiture & Cabinet Hardware, Catalog.

Accompanying documents:

Accompanying documents:Price List no. 114, applying to Catalog no. 14, effectiveMay 14, 1935, physically attached to the back of the maincatalog above.

Price List no. 115, applying to catalog no. 14, effectiveFeb. 15, 1937. Pink. Loose at back of main catalog above.


See also Coll. 246

Box 23 Folder 8

Knoll GroupRelated Materials:Related Materials

See Coll. 233. See also national and international furniture design literature.

Limbert, Charles P. Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See under ... Charles P. Limbert Co.

Linn Murray Furniture Co. / A. Line Murray


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Linn Murray Furniture Co. Eclusive manufacturers of high-grade furniture & grandfather clocks. Grand Rapids, Mi. : LinnMurray Furniture Co., 1904. 31 pp. : ill. ; 19 cm. FormerlyM749.74 L649 Call no. Accompanying items: 1. Factory NetPrice List. N.d. / 2. Special Cut Prices. N.d. Pink.


See also Coll. 276-B1 for a letter, 1895 written by Murrayto his wife while on a traveling business trip.

Box 23 Folder 9

Luce Furniture Co.


Luce Furniture Co. The Luce Furniture Company : Catalog No.38. Grand Rapids, MI: Luce Furniture Co., [ca. 1918?] 136 pp. :ill. ; 4131 cm. Formerly M749.085 L962c No. 38. Source of dateunknown.

Box 26

Luce Furniture Co. The Luce Furniture Company : Catalog No.40-A. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Luce Furniture Co., [ca. 1920?] 104pp. : ill. ; 4131 cm. Formerly M749.085 L962c No. 40A. Sourceof date unknown.

Box 26

Luce Furniture Co. The Luce Furniture Company : Catalog No.42. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Luce Furniture Co. ; GR : James BayneCo., [ca. 1920?]. 132 pp.: ill. ; 4131 cm. Formerly M749.085L962c No. 42. Source of date unknown.

Box 26

Luce Furniture Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See also 12.5 OVE as The Guild.

M.B. Church Co.


M.B. Church "Bedette" Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. The"Bedette", n.d. 1 trade card : Ill. ; 13.5 cm. 8 cm (5.25 3.25 in.)The bedette was an inepensive, folding, portable bed withoutsprings. P2001.033

Box 28 Folder 20

Fred Macey Co. / Macey-Wernicke Co. / Macy Co.


The Macey Card Inde System for all departments … : BusinessSystem, tenth edition, catalog no. 5 / Fred Macey Co., Ltd,Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey Co., 1901. 79pp. : ill. ; 24 cm. Discount sheet glued inside front cover.

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Macey [Office furniture catalog] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey ;GR : Dean Printing, 1898. 70 pp. : ill. ; 16 cm. Formerly M684.1M159. 00.[3554].1. Damaged.

Box 28 Folder 2

Macey : Library furniture / Fred Macey Co., Grand Rapids.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey ; GR : Dean Printing, [ca.1900?]. 48pp. : ill. ; 17 cm. Formerly M684.1 M159L. 00.[3555].1. Sourceof date unknown.

Box 28 Folder 3

Macey : library furniture / Fred Macey Co., Grand Rapids.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey Co. ; GR : Dickinson Brothers,[ca.1901]. 52 pp. : ill. ; 16 cm. Source of date from discountsheet glued inside front cover. Accompanied by: 1. Freight Ratesheet / 2. Business Systems flyer. Torn.

Box 28 Folder 4

Macey filing appliances : catalogue No. 4206 / The Macey Co.,formerly The Fred Macey Co., Ltd. Grand Rapids, Mi. : MaceyCo., n.d. 104 pp. : ill. ; 26 cm. Formerly M684.16 M159f No.4206.

General

Has illustration of Macey factory on title page. O.H.L.Wernicke named as President on back side of title page.Cover title

Box 28 Folder 5

Office desk : supplement No. 21 / Macey-Wernicke Co., GrandRapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey-Wernicke Co. ;GR : Dickinson, [ca. 1905] 12 pp. : ill. ; 24 cm.

General

Title page has: Formerly the Fred Macey Co., Ltd. Circadate per Carron (1998) pg. 181, which states that Maceymerged with Wernicke Furniture Co. in 1905 to form theMacey-Wernicke Co. An, that by 1908, the name wassimplified to "The Macey Co."

Box 28 Folder 19

Macey filing appliances : catalog no 4209-L / The Macey Co.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey Co. : GR : Etheridge Printing Co.,[ca. 1907?] 111 + [1] pp. : ill. ; 26 cm. Cover title. Accompaniedby: Recent Additions to Macey Inter-Inter Filing Cabinets,Patented June 4, 1907. Prices – Lake Zone.

Box 28 Folder 6

Macey filing appliances : catalogue no. 4210-L. Grand Rapids,Mi.: Macey ; GR : Cargill, [ca. 1910 per list for sale] 120 pp. :ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly M684.16 M159f No. 4210-L

Box 28 Folder 7

Macey sectional bookcases : style book no. 1310L / The MaceyCo., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : The MaceyCo. ; GR : Dickinson, [ca. 1904, 1911?]. 72 pp. : ill ; 28 cm.

General

Has on front cover: For sale by Keller Office FurnitureCo., Buffalo, N.Y. Evidence of water damage; mold.

Box 28 Folder 8


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Accompanied by: Sectional Bookcases. Additional Gradesfor Standard Style. Feb. 1, 1911. Pg.4-5 list companyleaders and historical information. Fred Macey, deceased1904, founder, 1893. O.H.L. Wernicke, Presidentfollowing death of Macey. Fred W. Tobey, TreasurerEdward K. Prichett, Secretary. Frank A. Montelius,Director.

Macey sectional bookcases for the home : Catalog No. 1316 /The Macey Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Macey, [1916?]. 32 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Formerly M684.16 M159m1916.

General

Has: Cobb-Macey-Dohme, Incorporated, N.Y. on frontcover. Catalog has interesting pen & ink illustrations;artist not identified.

Accompanied by: Macey Sectional Bookcases : PriceList : catalog no. 1215, effective July 10th, 1916. Thisitem also have Cobb-Macey-Dohme on descriptive page.

Box 28 Folder 9

Announcing two new smartly streamlined steel Desks / TheMacey Company.Grand Rapids, Mi : Macey Co., n.d. ill. ; 28cm. Flyer with orange and black color scheme.

Box 28 Folder 10

Sectional Bookcases and Library Shelving : Catalog B339.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey, 1939. 16 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.Accompanied by: Macey Sectional Bookcases and Steel LibraryShelving : Price List no. B.339. Effective Sept. 1, 1939.

Box 28 Folder 11

Bookcases Sectional : Catalog B L 328. Grand Rapids, Mi :Macey : GR : Dean Hicks, n.d. 24 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Has sketch of factory comple on back side of title page.

Box 28 Folder 12

Individuality in offices : Catalogue No. 135. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Macey, [n.d. ca. 1930's] 17 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Front cover hasslogan: Macey Everywhere

Box 28 Folder 13

Bank and Eecutive Office Furniture : Price List / The MaceyCompany, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey,1931. 15 pp. ; 28 cm. "Effective Februaray 1, 1931." First pagehas "3/1/32"-written in pencil.

Box 28 Folder 14

Bank and Eecutive Office Furniture : Price List / The MaceyCompany, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Macey,1933. 15 pp. ; 28 cm. "Effective July 13, 1933, Second edition."

Box 28 Folder 15

Bank and Eecutive Office Furniture : Price List / The MaceyCompany, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Macey ; GR : Printing Arts Co., 1934. 14 pp. ; 28 cm. "EffectiveNovember 22, 1934."

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Bank and Eecutive Office Furniture : Price List / The MaceyCompany, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi : Macey ;GR : Printing Arts Co., 1935. 15 pp. ; 28 cm. "Effective May 6,1935"

Box 28 Folder 17

Bank and Eecutive Office Furniture : Price List / The MaceyCompany, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi : Macey ;GR : Printing Arts Co., 1935. 15 pp. ; 28 cm. "Effective Aug. 6,1935."

Box 28 Folder 18

MaceyRelated Materials:Related Materials

See also W.B. Badger & Co. (Boston, Mass.) in this collection, which was affiliated with the Robert W. Irwin Co.,and illustrates the Macey line of Macey Irwin products.

Mentzer Reed Furniture Co.


Chinese peel cane and rattan furniture / Mentzer Reed FurnitureCo., Importers of Chinese Furniture, 632-634 Front Ave., N.W.Grand Rapids, Mi : Mentzer Reed Furniture Co., [ca. 1925]. 1Poster : ill. ; 45.5 55 cm.(18 22 in.)

General

Currently folded. Accompanied by original envelop. Boththe envelop and the poster display a trade mark which isdated to ca. 1925 by Carron (1998) pg. 183. Carron liststhis company as a manufacturer as well as an importer,succeeding the earlier Mentzer-Piaget Furniture Co.

Box 28 Folder 22

Metal Office Furniture Co.


Terrell adjustable steel shelving : catalog no. 102 / TerrellDivision, Metal Office Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Terrell Division, Metal. Office Furniture ;GR : James Bayne, [n.d., ca. 1933?] 23 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Datedfrom similar item below. Formerly MKG658.T27. 00.[3557].1.

Box 28 Folder 23

Terrell's Office Equipment : Catalog no. 33-1-33 : Steel filingcabinets … / Terrell Division, Metal Office Furniture Co. GrandRapids, Mi. : Terrell Division, Metal Office Furniture, [1933]8 p. : ill. : 29 cm. Note: This item was previously pam boundbehind the item above.

Box 28 Folder 23

Easyrest Office Chairs and Posture Chairs [multifold flyer] /Steelcase Business Equipment, Metal Office Furniture Co.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Metal Office Furniture, n.d. ill. ; 24 cm. 2copies, 1 has slight damage.

Box 28 Folder 24


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Fabrics and Imitation Leathers for Easyrest Posture Chairs[flyer] / Steelcase Business Equipment, Metal Office FurnitureCo., Grand Rapids, Mich. GR : Metal Office Furniture, n.d.

General

Has Suede Mohair & Co-Hyde color & fabric samples.

Box 28 Folder 24

Fine Leathers for Metal Office Furniture Co. [flyer] / SteelcaseBusiness Equipment, Metal Office Furniture ; Made byEagle Ottawa Leather Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. GrandRapids, Mi. : Metal Office Furniture Co., n.d. ill. ; 24 cm. Diie,Westminster and Guildhall leathers.

Box 28 Folder 25

Michigan Chair Co.


Michigan Chair Company : manufacturers of dining andchamber chairs, odd chairs and rockers … 1898 Catalog GrandRapids, Mi. : Michigan Chair Co. ; GR : James Bayne, 1898.82 pp. : ill. ; 13 cm. Formerly M749.085 M582 1898. 00.[3559].1. "office chairs, hall seats and glasses, ladies'desks,music cabinets."

Box 28 Folder 26

Michigan Chair Co. : the Furniture Shops : a complete selectionof chairs and upholstered furniture, ecellent construction,authentic designs … Grand Rapids, Mi. : Michigan Chair Co.,1931. 132 pp. : ill. ; 33 cm. Cover has "1931-1932"

Box 25

Michigan Chair Co. : creators of fine chairs / Michigan ChairCo., 818 Butterworth St. SW. Grand Rapids, Mi. : MichiganChair Co. : GR : James Bayne, n.d. 24 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

General

Has "Chairs of Destinction" logo on front cover andmost pages. ncludes three images of factory interior andworkers. Cover title. Good condition.

Box 28 Folder 27

Michigan Chair Co. : [catalog] : a comprehensive selection ofchairs and davenports in the manufacture of which confort …Grand Rapids, Mi. : Michigan Chair Co., 1929. 190 pp. : ill. ; 34cm. "August 1929." Formerly M749.085 M582.


Formerly housed in bo 25.

Box 53

Michigan Desk Company


Michigan Desks and Office Furniture / Michigan Desk Co.,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Michigan DeskCo., [1942]. 31 pp. : ill. ; 26.5 cm.

Box 28 Folder 28


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General

Pg. [2] has brief information on the purchase of the Hood-Wright plant, Big Rapids, Michigan, for plywood supply.Circa date from accompanying price list. Accompanied by6 items.

1. Price list and specifications. Office Furniture : desks, tables,bookcases, files, card cabinets, and accessories. Effective, Mar.1, 1942.

Box 28 Folder 28

2. Two Drawer Wood Letter Files for Prompt shipment. Foldingmailer.

Box 28 Folder 28

3. Sales and Efficiency Features of Michigan Desks [Flyer] Box 28 Folder 28

4. Announcement. Michigan Efficiency Desks. [flyer, 2 pagestorn apart]

Box 28 Folder 28

5. Michigan Desks. [multifold flyer, with 3-hole punches]. Box 28 Folder 28

6. Waste Basket. No. 20. [small single sheet flyer] Box 28 Folder 28

Michigan Frame Company


Michigan Frame Company present a new and complete catalog :catalog five. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Michigan Frame Co. : Bayne-Collotype by James Bayne Co., [1941] 50 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm."Formerly Willman Frame Company." P2001.051

General

Last unnumbered page is 4 postcards on 1 sheet forplacing orders. Circa date from accompanying price list,called: Price list, Catalog 5, Mar. 1, 1941 of MichiganFrame Company. [bright yellow folding flyer]

Box 28 Folder 29

Milling Road Furniture.Related Materials:Related Materials

Baker Furniture Co.

Nelson Matter Furniture Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

Also See 12.5 as The Guild.

Mueller Furniture Company


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Mueller Masterpieces, modern, 18th Century, French / MuellerFurniture Company, Office and plant, 600 Monroe Ave., NW,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Mueller, [n.d., ca.1950] 64 pp. : ill. ; cm. 00.[3629].1

General

Perfect condition ecept for mold/mildew smell. Foundwith other items in a paper folder labeled, "Supplementalcatalogue, Spring 1950." Folder discarded due to mold/mildew.

Box 75 Folder 11

Mueller Masterpieces, Modern, 18th Century, French : catalogueno. 1156 / Mueller, Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Mueller,[1956]. 16 pp. : ill. ; cm. + Accompanying items. 00.[3628].1-4

General

Date from accompanying "List Price List, October 1,1956." Original mailing envelop, and an invitation card foruse of Mueller showroom also accompanies this catalog.

Box 75 Folder 12

[Miscellaneous 1950's trade correspondence & lists] / Mueller Furniture Co. 00.[3630].1-7


No. 5079 Sofa. Showroom invitation card. Box 75 Folder 13

List Price List, Nov. 1, 1955. Box 75 Folder 13

Mueller. List. Cover Differential Chart. Box 75 Folder 13

Fabric Stock Sheet. Effective Mar. 15, 1956. Box 75 Folder 13

Form letter. Mueller letterhead. [yellow] July 12, 1956. Box 75 Folder 13

Form letter. Mueller letterhead. Aug. 16, 1951. Box 75 Folder 13

Invitation. Newly Redecorated Galleries ... showroom islocated only two blocks north of the Rowe Hotel. This itemhas a black & white photo of the showroom attached to thefront of the invitation.

Box 75 Folder 13

Mueller Furniture Company

General

Fragments of Mueller trade literature received held within the portfolio cover of the title above. Currently thereis no documentation available of the items actually published as part of the portfolio. The items current heldhere may or may not be part of the original publication. Some Plates are whole, while others are cut apart, andprobably partially missing. Additionally, an unidentified newspaper clipping, and some original notes includingdates, were received.



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A Portfolio of Upholstered Furniture [in part?] / MuellerFurniture Co. 2005.040b

General

Plates included here: Nos. 1, 9, 11, 12, 13(2), 16, 17, 23,27, 31, 33, 40 (has inventory notes on verso), 44, 46.

Also, 6 plates received with the bottom ¼ cut off.The cut portions appear to have been halved, and mayhave been used as scrap paper, sing the integrity of theimages has not been protected by the cutting.

Additional Mueller Trade images included, but notoriginal from this source: From the Guild GalleriesCollection. Photo by Bayne. no. 5008 Circular sofa. /Blue toned (cyanotype) image of No. 4194 Davenport. /No. 1599 Sofa. / No. 467 Sofa / No. 4459 Davenport. /No. 4567 Chair. / No. 4575 Chair.

Accompanying material: Clipping. "Upholstered forComfort : these new pieces are 'idea-wise' RE Mueller.A portion of the clipping is missing. Handwritteninventory sheet with Oct. 13-42-52 to Jan. 13-51-61, onboth sides.

Box 53

Nelson, Matter & Co.


Fashionable furniture / Manufactured by Nelson-MatterFurniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. ; GR Dean Hicks, c. 1904. 24pp. : ill. ; 13 cm. P1998.006

General

Has Grand Rapids Made triangle trademark on the cover.Ehibited at the Louisiana Purchase Eposition, St. Louis,April 31st to December 1st, 1904."—title page. Goodcondition.

Box 28.5 Folder 1

[Nelson, Matter & Co. Catalog] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. [1866?]. 14 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. FormerlyMKG749 N33. 00.[3560].1

General

No formal identification found. "Nelson Matter Co.,Grand Rapids, 1866"—handwritten, black ink, inside frontcover. Photographic catalog, with multiple views shownon each pages, front and back. Gift of Arthur S. White,perhaps also the publisher?

Box 28.5 Folder 2

Nelson Matter & Co., … Price List : January 1st, 1873. GrandRapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. ; GR : Eagle Print,

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1873. 18 pp. : ill. ; 14 cm. Formerly MKG749 N33w v.l. 00.[3561].1

General

Cover includes the following information: Office andSales room, 29-31 Canal St. / Warehouses, 3,5,7,& 9Huron St. / Factory, foot of Lyon, near Canal St. / J.M.Nelson, E.T. Nelson, E. Matter, S.S. Gay. / Pages arebrittle, damage from pam boards, tape.

Home Decorative Art Souvenir / published by Nelson, Matter& Co. Grand Rapids, Mi : Nelson, Matter, & Co. ; Boston :Cashman, Keating & Co., 1889. 32 pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm. FormerlyM749 N33. 00.[491].1.

General

Numerous engravings of room settings, several withinitials of delineator, "W.H.G.", and some with delineator"Zepho.", "J.F. Small", or "Edw. Dewson?"

Box 28.5 Folder 4

Nelson, Matter & Co. manufacturers of furniture : March1876. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. ; GR :Democrat Steam Print, 1876. 11 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. FormerlyMKG749 N33w v.2. 00.[3562].1.

General

Includes printed item number, description and priceinformation,and photographic illustrations of furniture.One single photo is attached opposite pg. 5 (ascurrentlyarranged). 5 brittle sepia photographic sheets atthe back shows multiple view front and back.

Box 28.5 Folder 5

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo. :chamber sets, sideboards. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., [n.d., ca. 1870's?] [41] pages : ill. ; 28 cm.Formerly R749.212 N338 v.1. 00.[3563].1.

Box 28.5 Folder 6

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :chamber sets, sideboards, writing desks, bookcases, hall racks,parlor tables. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo., n.d. 118 pp. : ill. ; 26 cm. Formerly 749.212 N338 v.3. 00.[3565].1.

Box 28.5

An History of Modern Furniture from Prehistoric Times to thePost War Era / by the Herman Miller Furniture Co. / researchby Gilbert Rohde, delineation by Peggy Ann Mack. [1942?]Formerly M749.09.M614. 00.[2175].1.

Box 5

Photographs of Furniture / made by nelson-Matter Furnitureco. : Chamber sets Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo., n.d. 94 pp. : ill. ; 25 cm. Formerly R749.212 N338 v.2. 00.[3564].1.

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General

This volume has as the first page a photograph (linenbacked) of the 1876 International Ehibition Certificateof Award. United States Centennial Commission.Philadelphia, Sept. 27, 1876.

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :chamber sets, bookcases. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-MatterFurniture Co., n.d. 137 pp. : ill. ; 26 cm. Formerly R749.212N338 v.4. 00.[3574].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch. Nelson, Matter & Co., GrandRapids, Mich.

Box 29

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo. : chamber sets, hall racks, book cases, parlor tables. GrandRapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 176 pp. : ill. ; 29cm. Formerly R749.212 N338 v.5. 00.[3575].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch. Nelson, Matter & Co., GrandRapids, Mich. Original red buckram; pages have giltedges.

Box 29


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Box 29

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo. : chamber sets, bookcases, library tables. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 107 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm.Formerly R749.212 N338 v.7. 00.[3577].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch. Nelson, Matter & Co., GrandRapids, Mich. Original tan buckram; covers loose, poorcondition.

Box 29


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Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :chamber sets, hall racks, chiffoniers, wardrobes, tables. GrandRapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 105 pp. : ill. ; 28cm. Formerly R749.212 N338 v.9. 00.[3579].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch in bottom left corner. At center:Nelson, Matter & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. Original(?)black buckram; poor condition covers detached, tape.

Box 30

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :bedroom furniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo., n.d. 202 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. Formerly R749.212 N338 v.10.00.[3580].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch. Nelson, Matter & Co., GrandRapids, Mich. Original(?) black buckram; poor conditioncovers detached, tape.

Box 30

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :sideboards, chiffoniers, wardrobes. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., Fall 1896 181 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. ormerlyR749.212 N338 v.11. 00.[3584].1.

General

Has on cover: Nelson-Matter Furn. Co., Fall 1896.Original(?) black buckram; poor condition coversdetached, tape. Note: There are two front covers, bothwith a call no. label. The outer cover reads v.14 on thelabel; the inner read v. 11, which matches the back of thetitle page.

Box 31

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :bedroom sets, sideboards, chiffoniers, buffets, china closets,bookcases, mirrors, parlor tables. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 202 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. FormerlyR749.212 N338 v.12. 00.[3581].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch. Nelson, Matter & Co., GrandRapids, Mich. Original(?) black buckram; poor conditioncovers detached, tape.

Box 30

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo. : bedroom furniture, sideboards, buffets, wardrobes. Grand

Box 31


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Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 281 pp. : ill. ; 28cm. Formerly R749.212 N338 v.13. 00.[3582].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch bottom left corner. Nelson,Matter & Co. center on cover. Poor condition, coversdetached, tape.

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co.:bedroom sets, sideboards, chiffoniers, buffets, China closets,bookcases, mirrors, parlor tables. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 279 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. FormerlyR749.212 N338 v.14. 00.[3585].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch bottom right corner. Nelson-Matter Furn. Co. center on cover. Poor condition, coversdetached, tape. Cover accompanying this item has a callno. sticker calling this v. 20, instead of v. 14. V. 14 onverso of title page. Title page almost detached.

Box 32

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :bedroom furniture, chiffoniers, bookcases, sideboards, buffets.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 176 pp. :ill. ; 27 cm. Formerly R749.212 N338 v.16. 00.[3583].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch, lower left on cover. Nelson,Matter & Co., center on cover. Brown buckram. Red rot,but no tape.

Box 31

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :bedroom furniture, chiffoniers, sideboards, buffets, wardrobes,parlor tables. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co.,n.d. 257 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. Formerly R749.212 N338 v.15. 00.[3587].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch bottom left corner. Nelson-Matter Furn. Co. center on cover. Poor condition, coversdetached, tape.

Box 32

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo. : buffets, sideboards, chiffoniers, wardrobes. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 145 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.Formerly R749.212 N338 v.17. 00.[3586].1.

Box 32

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :bedroom furniture, chiffoniers, dressing tables, parlor tables,sideboards, buffets, wardrobes. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 282 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. FormerlyR749.212 N338 v.18. 00.[3589].1.

Box 33


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Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :buffets, sideboards, China closets, wardrobes. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. [75] pl. : ill. ; 28 cm.Formerly R749.212 N338 v.19. 00.[3590].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch bottom left corner. Nelson-Matter Furn. Co. center on cover. Poor condition, coversdetached, tape.

Box 33

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo. : bedroom furniture, chiffoniers, sideboards, buffets,wardrobes. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co.,n.d. 205(?) pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Front cover accompanying this itemis probably the back cover of another; it has no engraving asdo the others. Back cover is missing. Formerly R749.212 N338v.20. 00.[3588].1.

Box 33

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo. : bedroom and dining room furniture. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 252 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.Formerly R749.212 N338 v.21. 00.[3591].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch center. Poor condition, frontcover almost detached, back cover missing, tape.

Box 34


General

Has on cover: Cover completely taped across with blacklibrary tape. Poor condition.

Box 34

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo. : bedroom furniture, chiffoniers, sideboards, buffets, diningtables, wardrobes, bookcases. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter Furniture Co., n.d. 326 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. New librarybinding, but brittle pages tearing at binding. Formerly R749.212N338 v.23. 00.[3593].1.

Box 35


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General

Has on cover: Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. M.L. Fitchcenter. Poor condition, front cover, tape.

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. :bedroom furniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-Matter FurnitureCo., [1900?]. pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly R749.212 N338 v.25.00.[3595].1.

General

Has on cover: M.L. Fitch bottom left corner. Nelson-Matter Furn. Co. center. Poor condition, front coveralmost detached, tape.

Box 35

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCompany : office desks. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-MatterFurniture Co. 48 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Formerly R749.212 N338pv.1. 00.[3596].1.

General

These items are labeled in the same manner as theseries of [25] volumes above. It is unknown who a newclassification number and volume numbers were assigned.Cover has: Nelson-Matter Furniture Co. M.L Fitch.

Box 36

Photographs of Furniture made by Nelson-Matter FurnitureCompany : office desks. G rand Rapids, Mi. : Nelson-MatterFurniture Co. 49 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm. Formerly R749.212 N338pv.2. 00.[3597].1. Cover has: M.L Fitch.

General

These items are labeled in the same manner as theseries of [25] volumes above. It is unknown who a newclassification number and volume numbers were assigned.

Box 36

Nucraft Furniture Products


[Miscellaneous trade flyers : Nucraft Waste Baskets / NucraftBookcase] / Nucraft Furniture Products, 18 Goodrich St.SW, Grand Rapids, Michigan.Grand Rapids, Mi. : NucraftFurniture Products, 1939. 3 items : ill. ; 27.5 cm.

Box 36 Folder 3.5

Nucraft bookcase flyer with front letterhead. Letterhead hasnames Bayard E. Richardson left and Richard W. Willey right.Handwritten letter to Bob Bennett from Clay. Oct. 5, 1969.Nucraft Waster Baskets. (2 copies)

Box 36 Folder 3.5

Net Price List / Nucraft Furniture Products, 501-505 MonroeAve., NW Grand Rapids, Mi. : Nucraft Furniture Products,Mar. 1, 1942. 1 pp. ; 33 cm. "Effective March 1, 1942."

Box 36 Folder 3.75


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Novelty Wood Works


Illustrated catalogue of Wood carvings / manufactured byNovelty Wood Works, Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Novelty Wood Works ; GR White Printing Co., [n.d.,ca. 1905] 11-67 pp. : ill. ; 25 cm. Source of date unknown.Formerly MKG749 N85. 00.[3598].1.

General

First numbered page is "11", suggesting that pages 1-10may be missing from this item.

Box 36 Folder 3

Oliver & Co. (Allegan, Mich.)


Combination desks, library cases / Oliver & Co., Allegan,Mich. Allegan, Mi. : Oliver & Co., 1904. 14 pp. : ill. ; 15cm. Decorative cover by Michigan Engraving Co., GrandRapids. First printed page has Oliver & Co., Allegan, Michigan,1855-1904.

General

Item in poor condition. Back cover missing, and perhapsadditional content.

Box 36 Folder 4

[Catalog : combination cases, buffets, china closets, librarycases, ladies desks] / Oliver & Co. Allegan, Mi. : Oliver & Co.,1908. 38 pp. : ill. ; 16 cm. Pages 33/34 is loose. 1908 price list atback of item.

Box 36 Folder 5

Oliver & Co., makers of Furniture since 1855 : [catalog]Allegan, Mi. : Oliver & Co. : GR : James Bayne, [n.d., ca.1910]. 35 pp.: ill. ; 28 cm. Source of date unknown. Item inecellent condition.

Box 36 Folder 6

Oliver & Company, manufacturers of Buffets, China closets,bookcases, and desks / Oliver & Company, Allegan, Michigan.Allegan, Mi. : Oliver & Co. : GR : James Bayne, 1911. 31 pp. :ill. ; 21 cm.

General

Oliver & Company Supplement, Fall of 1911, insertedabove pg. 2. Catalog dated from supplement. Poorcondition. Evidence of water damage, mold. Pages arestuck together as a result.

Box 36 Folder 7

Oriel Cabinet Co.Related Materials:


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Related Materials

No holdings available. Per Carron, consolidated with Berkey & Gay 1912, and plant become Berkey & Gay plant#1. See also Berkey & Gay.

Otsego Chair Co. (Otsego, Mi.)


Otsego Chair Co. chair makers, Otsego, Mich. : illustrated anddescriptive catalog : Oct. 1, 1902. Otsego, Mi. : Otsego ChairCo., 1902. 177 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. Formerly MAlO749 Ot7 1902.00.[3600].1.

Box 36 Folder 9

Own Craft Studios


Own-Craft details for furniture made at home / published forS.C. Johnson & Son, manufacturers of artistic wood finishes,Racine, Wisconsin. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Own-Craft Studios ;GR : Dean Hicks, c. 1914. 14 pp. : ill. ; 21 cm. + accompanyingitem. Formerly MKG749 Ow4. 00.[3601].1.

General

Has flyer attached inside back cover: Johnson's WoodDye / S.C. Johnson & Son, Racine, Wis. Flyer hascolor illustrations of dye colors, with trade information.Illustration inside back cover for Own-Craft Detail ofMorris Chair no. 20.

Box 36 Folder 10

Paalman Furniture Co.


Informal hospitality : Paalman Tea Wagons : a brochuresuggesting proper use of silverware, napery, table settingsand delightful menus for teas, luncheons and other informaloccasions / Paalman Furniture co., Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Paalman Furniture Co., n.d. 10 pp. : ill. ; 21 cm. FormerlyM684.1 P11 . 00.[3602].1-2.

Box 36 Folder 11

Phoenix Furniture Co.


Phoenix Furniture Co. Lon. M. Neely with Phoenix FurnitureCo. Grand Rapids, MI : Phoenix Furniture Co., 1878. 102 pp. :ill. ; 30 cm. Formerly R749.212 P565 v. 1.

Box 37

[Catalog] Spring 1896. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Phoenix FurnitureCo., 1896. 77 blueprint plates : ill. ; 24 cm. FormerlyR749.212.P565 v.2. 00.[3603].1.

Box 38


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General

Only a fragment of the cover remains, but providesthe information "Spring, #485 to 607 1896. "PhoenixFurniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich." is seen on each page.The pages are physically attached to a wooden board.Source of "v.2" information unknown.

[Catalog] [Fall 1896?] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Phoenix FurnitureCo., [1896]. 83 blueprint plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Only a fragment ofthe cover remains, and only contains #"626 to 723." FormerlyR749.212.P565 v.3. 00.[3604].1. Source of "v.3" informationunknown.

General

"Phoenix Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich." is seen oneach page. The pages are physically attached to a woodenboard.

Box 38

[Catalog], Spring 1897, Grand Rapids, Mi. : Phoenix FurnitureCo., 1896. 100 blueprint plates : ill. ; 24 cm. FormerlyR749.212.P565 v.4. 00.[3605].1. Source of "v.4" informationunknown.

General

Only a fragment of the cover remains, and only contains#"725 to 837." "Phoenix Furniture Co., Grand Rapids,Mich." is seen on each page. The pages are physicallyattached to a wooden board.

Box 38

[Catalog], [Fall 1897] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Phoenix FurnitureCo., 1897]. 68 blueprint plates : ill. ; 24 cm. FormerlyR749.212.P565 v.5. 00.[3606].1. Source of "v.5" informationunknown.

General

Only a fragment of the cover remains, and only contains#"840 to 931." "Phoenix Furniture Co., Grand Rapids,Mich." is seen on each page. The pages are physicallyattached to a wooden board.

Box 38

[Catalog], Spring 1898. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Phoenix FurnitureCo., 1898. 171 blueprint plates : ill. ; 24 cm. FormerlyR749.212.P565 v.6. 00.[3607].1. Source of "v.6" informationunknown.

General

Only a fragment of the cover remains, and only contains#"932 to 1109." "Phoenix Furniture Co., Grand Rapids,

Box 38


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Mich." is seen on each page. The pages are physicallyattached to a wooden board.

Pine Shops, Inc. (Big Rapids, Mich.)


Pine Shops original: American provincial furniture by AmericanCraftsmen using native woods. Big Rapids, Mi. : Pine Shops,n.d. ill. ; 27 cm. + letter

General

Unnumbered plates in 3-ringed binder, with Pine ShopsOriginals in raised letters on front of binder. Images areb/w. A Pine Shop Original logo with a Eagle is printedlower right on each plate. Accompanying letter is an oldcopy. Date June 22, 1962, the letter is to the Pine Shopsfrom Helem A Fassett of Carl Forslund, Inc. on Forslundletterhead.

Box 36

Raab, John D. Chair Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See 12.5 as The Guild.

Pine-Tique Furniture Inc., Royal Oak Industries, Inc. (Grand Haven, Mi.)


Pine-Tique Originals, Reproductions [furniture trade plates] /Royal Oak Industries , Grand Haven, Michigan. Grand Haven,Mi. : Pine-Tique, Royal Oak Industries, [1953-1954] plates :ill. ; cm. + Accompanying items.

General

Date from Accompanying correspondence & price lists:1. Letter. July 22, 1954. To. Mullian's Oriental Rugs,22 Jefferson, SE. / 2. Letter. Oct. 8, 1954. Form letter. /3. Pine-Tique, Net Prices, Effective, Mar. 16, 1953. /4.-5. Pine-Tique, Net Prices, Effective, June 20, 1954 (2copies). 00.[3633].1-6

Box 75 Folder 14

Ralph Morse Furniture Company


Ralph Morse Furniture Company [catalog] / Ralph MorseFurniture, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids : RalphMorse, [n.d.] 96 pp. : ill. ; cm. 00.[3635].1

Box 75 Folder 15

Retting


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Book of Retting Period Furniture / Retting Furniture Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Retting FurnitureCo., n.d. 16 pp. : ill. ; 19 cm.

General

Title from verso of cover. "The Worth of Periodfurniture." At head of first printed page. Companyidentification inside back cover. Some illustrationsare signed. Front cover by T.H.Etzold(?), back coverby Peterson, inside front cover by "WP." Front coverdetached.

Box 38.5 Folder 1

5 Oversized plates


1. No. 1. P2005.023.1-5. Box 47

2. No. 6. P2005.023.1-5. Box 47

3. No. 7. P2005.023.1-5. Box 47

4. No. 16. P2005.023.1-5. Box 47

5. No. 20. P2005.023.1-5 Box 47

Reynolds, Kindel-Foote Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See Kindel Furniture Co.

Robert W. Irwin Co.


Royal furniture for living room, library, & hall / Robert W.Irwin Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Robert W. Irwin Co., [n.d., ca.1922?] 38 plates : ill. ; 32 cm."c. 1922" hand written on first printed page. Source of dateunknown. Formerly M749.085 Ir9f.

Box 47

[Album of Trade Photos], n.d. Currently as received in an oldblack Grand Rapids Loose Leaf Binder Company binder, whichhas "Nantucket Post. Strawbridge & Clothier" on the cover.P2005.025.1

Box 46

Sample Furniture Company



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Evolution of Furniture / G. E. Dewey. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Sample Furniture Co. ; Dean-Hicks Printing Co., 1901. 55 p. :ill. ; 20 cm. Formerly M749.D51. 00.[0670].1.

General

Includes product numbers and prices, but also includesinformation on furniture styles. Pg. 53 has a list ofcatalogs 1-14, available to date. Verso of title page showsa reproduction of a rendering of the building "LargestFurniture Building in the World, the Sample FurnitureCompany's Salesrooms" by H.G. Robinson, architect, Jas.Bayne Co."

Box 38.5 Folder 1.5

Samples / Sample Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. GrandRapids, Mi. : Sample Furniture Co. ; GR : Michigan EngravingCo., n.d. ca. 1910]. 30 pp. : ill. ; 22 cm. Formerly MKG749 Sa4.

General

First printed page has an engraving from DickinsonBros. Showing a woman with a septor standing near abed. "N" in decorative style at head of the image. Roomillustrations are shown throughout, some identifiedas being from the Record. Source of date informationunknown.

Box 38.5 Folder 2

Money made by looking within / Sample Furniture Co., Lyon,Pearl and Ottawa Streets, Grand Rapids, Mich. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Sample Furniture Co. : GR : Dean Hicks, n.d. 13 pp. : ill. ;15 cm. Formerly MKG749 Sa4m. 00.[3609].1.

General

Cover title. Verso of cover has: Written and designed byFurniture City Advertising Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. ;Press of Dean Hicks Printing Co., GR. Includes images byGrand Rapids Engraving Co. or James Bayne.

Box 38.5 Folder 3

A revolution in furniture and furnishings / Presented with thecompliments of the Sample Furniture co., retailers of SampleFurniture. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Sample Furniture Co., n.d. 20pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. Formerly MKG749 Sa4r 00.[3610].1.

General

Has sketch of Sample Furniture Co. building at Pearl,Lyon and Ottawa Sts., by Grand Rapids Engraving Co.,inside back cover. "Semi-annual catalog" Illustrated WireGrass or Prairie Grass products, and the main factory inSt. Paul, Minn., as well as other manufacturers in otherstates.

Box 38.5 Folder 4

Shaw-Walker Co. (Muskegon, Mi.)



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Electronic-age desks by Shaw-Walker : Skytronic 73.Muskegon, Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co., [n.d., ca.1969] 12 pp. : ill. ;28 cm. + memo

General

Circa date from Receipt date stamped Nov. 11, 1969."A-373"—back cover. Accompanied by memo on Shaw-Walter Co., letterhead. Lists local store as Yakes OfficeSupply, 2324 S. Division Ave., Grand Rapids.

Box 38.5 Folder 5

New Unit-Welded Storage Cupboards by Shaw-Walker.Muskegon, Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co., n.d. Poster : Ill. ; 28 cm.Poster sized folding flyer/mailer.

Box 38.5 Folder 6

The Wobble Block : the one big improvement in verticalfiling in twenty years / Shaw-Walker, Muskegon, Michigan.Muskegon, Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co., n.d. Flyer : ill. ; 28 cm.

General

Has: No.102, Dana Printing Co., Muskegon on backcover. 1 folded sheet (4 pages) Has: Faster Filing andFinding across the top of the interior pages.

Box 38.5 Folder 7

Yours? / York Eecutive Safes, made by Shaw-Walker atMuskegon, Michigan. Muskegon, Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co., n.d.Flyer : ill.; 16 cm. + acc. Certificate.

General

Flyer has image of documents in flames on thefront cover. No. 810Y" back cover. 1 folded sheet.Accompanied by: Lloyds London / Shaw Walker.Eecutive Safe Fire Ins. Certificate. Specimen certificate/flyer has a list of dealers throughout the country.

Box 38.5 Folder 8

Eecutive Safes for Moderate Risks / Shaw-Walker. Muskegon,Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co. ; GR : Cargill Co., n.d. 39 pp. : ill. ; 28cm.

General

"No. 601"—inside back cover. Cover and someinterior illustrations have color, including "fire." Otherillustrations are photographic reproductions, showingdamage to files by fire. List of typical documents to beprotected is included.

Box 38.5 Folder 9

Built like a skyscraper : steel office equipment by Shaw-Walker : Catalog No. 350. Muskegon, Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co. :Detroit : Evans Winter Hebb, printers, c.1930. 63 pp. : ill. ; 28cm.

General

Front cover has stylized view of Art Deco skyscraper,with a inset intern view of office furniture. Red, tan, black

Box 38.5 Folder 10


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coloring. Image of Shaw-Walter factory on back of titlepage.

Office Guide : Modern equipment and its efficient use / Shaw-Walker. Muskegon, Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co., 1940. 344 pp. : ill. ;28 cm. Includes illustration of the Shaw-Walker factory compleon pg. 2.

Box 38.5 Folder 11

Office Guide : Modern equipment and its efficient use / Shaw-Walker. Muskegon, Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co., 1941. 348 pp. : ill. ;28 cm. + accompany pamphlet.

General

Accompanied by: 1942 Supplement for use with Shaw-Walker Office Guide. Issues Mar. 16, 1942. PLE on backcover. Has prices.

Box 38.5 Folder 12

State [brand], Net Price List : Filing Equipment and supplies /Shaw-Walker Company, State Division, Muskegon, Michigan.Muskegon, Mi. : Shaw-Walker Co., 1931. 9 pp. : ill. ; 27.5 cm.Cover has: No. 8346-Y, Sept. 1, 1931.

Box 38.5 Folder 13

Shaw-Walker Price List : No. 8151-E. Muskegon, Mi. :Shaw-Walker Co., 1931. 55 pp. : ill. ; 27.5 cm. "For SalesDepartment's Use Only." Has: Nov. 25, 1931, 3500-11-31.

Box 38.5 Folder 14

Sligh Furniture Co.


Sligh Furniture Co. Classic provincial. Grand Rapids, MI: SlighFurniture Co., n.d. Pamphlet. ill; 18 cm. Location unknown,perhaps moving to Coll. 233.

Box 39 Folder 1

Sligh Furniture Co. 68th Annual Price List, July 1914. 26 pp. :ill. ; 27 cm.

Box 39 Folder 2

Crowley Cabinet Models by Sligh Furniture Co. ... Your RadioCabinet, n.d. ca. 1930. P2008.029. Date estimated from "FiftyYears of Fine Furniture Making", using 1880 as the date oforigin for Sligh.

Box 39 Folder 2.3

Cross Country : eclusively shown in Grand Rapids atWurzburg / Sligh Furniture. Grand Rapids : Sligh, n.d., [ca.1960's?] Poster sized folding flyer. P2004.033

Box 39 Folder 2.5

Cross Country : Sligh Furniture / Grand Rapids Chair Co.,Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids : GR Chair Co., n.d. ill. ; 24.5 cm.Poster sized folding flyer, including reproductions from HouseBeautiful Magazine.

Back cover has:

Back cover has:Introducing Cross Country, an entirely new idea infurniture; by Sligh … Grand Rapids Chair Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Associated Companies: Charles

Box 39 Folder 3


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R. Sligh Co., Holland, Mich. , Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co.,Holland, Mich.

Patrician : a look of lightness / Sligh. [Grand Rapids : Sligh],N.d. ill.; 13 cm. Small folding flyer.

Box 39 Folder 4

Verve / Sligh. [Grand Rapids : Sligh], N.d. ill. ; 13 cm. Postertype folding flyer. Form no. GRC10856 on back cover.

Box 39 Folder 5

'Cross Country, Sligh furniture, loose catalog (16 pages) Box 39 Folder 6

[Sligh trade literature] Grand Rapids, MI : Sligh Furniture Co.,n.d. 4 item : ill. ; 35 cm. Size measurement is for the pam boardcarrier, which houses the items within flaps.

Box 47

Cross Country. Sligh Furniture / Grand Rapids Chair Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Associated Companies: Charles R.Sligh Co., and Sligh-Lowry Furniture Co. 15 pg. N.d., recd.1950. Sligh. Embassy. Folding flyer. N.d. Classic Provincial.Folding Flyer. Form no. GRC11457. Patrician. Folding flyer.Form GRC-104.

BoxUnknown

FolderUnknown

General Catalog, July 1914 / Sligh Furniture Company,manufacturers of everything for the bed room. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Sligh Furniture Co., 1914. 123 pp. : ill. ; 30 cm. FormerlyM749.085 SL35g.

General

Officers and salesman named on title page. Reproductionof factory comple on back of title page.

Box 47

Sligh Furniture Co. : desks, bookcases, chairs, tables,commodes, 1972/1973 / Sligh Furniture Co., 174 E. 11th St.,Holland, Mi. Holland, Mi. : Sligh, 1972/1973. 60 pp. : ill. ; cm.00.[3634].1.

Box 75 Folder 16

Spencer Duffy Co.


Spencer-Duffy authentic upholstered furniture, Grand Rapids.Grand Rapids, Mi Spencer-Duffy Co., [n.d.] 57 pl. : ill. ; 35 cm.Formerly R749.31 Sp34.

General

Date previously given as 1925, but source unknown.Carron (1998) has Spencer-Duffy in business from1922-1931.

Box 47

Stebbins Manufacturing Co. (Lakeview, Mi.)


Library & Parlor Tables : stands, house desks & bookcases,jardineer stands & tabourettes / Stebbins Manufacturing Co.,Lakeview, Mich. Lakeview, Mi. : Stebbins Manufacturing Co. ;

Box 39 Folder 6


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GR : White Printing Co., 1904. 28 pp. : ill. ; 16 cm. FormerlyMMonL749 St3. 00.[3611].1.

General

Includes a price list on verso of first inside page labeled:Net Price List, Fall 1904-Spring 1905. Location andFreight Rates section on Price list page has: We arelocated on the Pere Marquette RR system, 40 miles out ofGrand Rapids …"

Steelcase Furniture Company, including Continuum, Inc.Related Materials:Related Materials

For Steel Furniture Co. See 20 : 9-12; Irwin Seating Co. See also Coll. 232, for items which may provideinformation on Steelcase the organization, Steelcase products though now as a trade document, or otherinformation on Steelcase services. Also See 45 OVE; Steelcase, 48 OVE; Steelcase

Activity Products (8 items)


What's News. Price List 144, March 15, 1991, Rev. Oct. 1993. Box 39.3

Product Overview. Additions. 1993. Box 39.3

Product Overview. New Sizes. 1994. Box 39.3

Specifications Guide. Oct. 1993. Box 39.3

Specifications Guide. June 1994 ... A Workplace Portfolio,1994.

Box 39.3

Update 1, March 1994. Box 39.3

Update 1, Oct. 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Ad Stock. Merchandising Materials Catalog. Sept. 19942008.040.

Box 39.3

Ad Stock. [Ordering, Changes & Deletions, etc.], 1993-1994.2008.040. (7 items).

Box 39.3

Avenir Systems Furniture


Specifications Guide, Dec. 1993. 2008.040. Box 39.3



Update 1, March 1994 for Specifications Guide Dec. 1993. Box 39.3

Update 2, July 1994 for Specifications Guide, Dec. 1993. . Box 39.3


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Update 8, Oct. 1993, use with Avenir Price List 144. Box 39.3

Cable Management Summary, 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3



Ideas, 1994. Box 39.3

Images, 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Avenir and Series 9000. Systems Furniture. Seller's handbook. 1994. 2008.040


Steelcase Furniture Company. Box 39.3

Best Sellers, Best Value (6 items)


New Nov. 12, additions, 1993, Etended thru Feb. 1994. Box 39.3

Act Two. July 18, 1994 thru. Jan. 31, 1995. Box 39.3

Paladin : the added edge, 1993. Box 39.3

Paladin Update. 1993. Box 39.3

Steelcase Seating, 1993. Box 39.3

Tables, 8500 and 8600 Series, 1993. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Broadmoor Furniture. GR : Steelcase, c. 1994. S3002 4/94. 00.[4084].27.

Box 39 Folder 6.3

Broadmoor Furniture. Specifications Guide (3 items)


Supplement 1, June 1994. Box 39.3

Supplement 2, Aug. 1994. Box 39.3

Supplement 3, Oct. 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Canecreek Furniture. G.R. : Steelcase, 1994. 68 pp. : ill ; 28 cm.00[2253].1. Includes unidentified images of staff.

Box 39 Folder 6.5

Canecreek Furniture. Specifications Guide (2 items)


Supplement 1, August 1994. Box 39.3

Supplement 2, Oct. 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Computer-Support Furniture. Specification Guide, Nov. 19932008.040.

Box 39.3


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Computer-Support Furniture. Updates (2 items)


Update 4, Oct. 1993. Use with Price list 144. Box 39.3

Update 1, Jan. 1994. For Specification Guide Nov. 1993.2008.040.

Box 39.3

ConCentrx Seating. Product Overview, 1993. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Context : freestanding furniture system / Steelcase. GrandRapids, Mi : Steelcase Inc., 1989. 24 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 39 Folder 7

Context : freestanding furniture system : product guide : June1990. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Steelcase Inc., 1990. 83 pp. : ill. ; 28cm.

Box 39 Folder 8

Context Solutions


"S-2410." 1993. Box 39.3

Worksettings/StationKits, 1993. Box 39.3

How to Use the New Context Sales Materials, 1993. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Context Systems Furniture. Eport Supplement, Oct. 1993.2008.040 + letter, Dec. 1993.

Box 39.3

Context Systems Furniture. Updates. For Context Spec. Guide,June 1993 & Context Eport Suppl. Oct. 1993

Box 39.3

Update 1, Jan. 1994. Box 39.3

Update 2, June 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Context Cable Management. "S-2406", n.d., ca. 1993-1994?2008.040.

Box 39.3

Continuum, Inc. : a Steelcase, inc. Affiliated Company


1993-1994 Catalog 2008.040. Box 39.3

Corvo, 478 Series Seating


Update 1, Oct. 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Criterion & Criterion Plus (9 items)


Product Overview. June 1994. Box 39.3


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453 Series Seating. Specification Guide, June 1994 (2 items). Box 39.3

Perfect Partners, You and Your Criterion. [Folding Flyer],June 1994.

Box 39.3

New Seat Depth Adjustment. "S2116", 1994. Box 39.3

Criterion Player : Its attitude adjustment time. 1994. Box 39.3

Criterion Sales Materials. User Guide. 1994. Box 39.3

453 Series Criterion Plus Chair, 10/94. Box 39.3

Meet the newest Member of the Family, Criterion + 11/94 (2versions) 2008.040.


See also Coll. 233 for Criterion Case Studies

Box 39.3

Deletion Announcement, June 1994. Includes: Series 9000,Eclipse, Nimbus, Paladin, Walden and others. 2008.040.

Box 39.3

Desks & Tables Miscellaneous


Conventional Desks. Update 2, Jan. 1994. Box 39.3

Conventional Desks. Update 3, March 1994. . Box 39.3

Elysee Seating, 445 Series. Update 1, March 1994. Box 39.3

Tables. Update 2, August 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Steelcase Desks : catalog no. 23 / Metal Office FurnitureCompany. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Metal Office Furniture Co. ;Grand Rapids : Toren, [n.d., ca.1933] 40 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm.Formerly MKG 658.M56d. 00.[3612].1.

General

"Steelcase Business Equipment"—front cover. Circadate from receipt date stamp: Mar. 24, 1933. Pg. 15has interior views of offices throughout the country,including the Kalamazoo Gazette, Kalamazoo, Mich.And Police Headquarters, Detroit, Mich.

Box 39.3 Folder 9

Details (12 items)


Decorative Paper folder, worn, slightly . Box 39.3

Details : Objects for a better day at work. Effective July 1,1994. .

Box 39.3

Details. Standard Custom Solutions. 1994. Box 39.3


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Details. Bulletin. April 1994. Box 39.3

Details. Computer Support Tools. n.d. [flyer]. Box 39.3

Details. Abridged. Computer Support Tools. 1994. D6750.[flyer].

Box 39.3

Details. Monitor Blocks. 1993. D6641 [flyer]. Box 39.3

Details. Workflo wherever you work. 1993. D6111 [flyer]. Box 39.3

Details. Eyestrain. 1993. D6320 [flyer]. Box 39.3

You Know What It Feels Like to Work in Pain. 1994. D6023[flyer].

Box 39.3

Document Holders ... Epress 12 (of course). 1994. D6660[flyer].

Box 39.3

Pisa / Elsa / Paloma. ... Epress 12 (of course) 1994. D6330[flyer] 2008.040.

Box 39.3

For the newsletter "The Details", 1994, see Coll. 233. Box 39.3

Elective Elements System Furniture


Update 5, Oct. 1993, for Specification Guide June 19912008.040.

Box 39.3

Update 6, Jan. 1994, For Elective Elements SpecificationGuide, June 1991.

Box 39.3

Update 7, March 1994 ... Box 39.3

Update 8, Aug. 1994 ... 2008.040. Box 39.3

Elective Elements (2 items)


Cable Management : understanding copper and fiber opticcabling in Elective Elements panels and worksurfaces, n.d.S-2407.

Box 39.3

Cable Management Summary 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Ellipse Desk System (6 items)


Product Oversiew, 1994. Box 39.3

Sales Guide, 1994. Box 39.3

10 Reasons Why Ellipse is Worth Your Time, 1994. Box 39.3

Update 1, Nov. 1993, for Elipse Specification guide, June1993.

Box 39.3


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Update 2, June 1994. Box 39.3

Update 3, Aug. 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Epress12 (Epress 12) Box 39.3

Update 1, Cct. 1993, Epress 12 Handbook. Box 39.3

Epress12 Handbook, Jan. 1994. Box 39.3

Epress 12 Handbook, June 1994. Box 39.3

January Additions to Epress 12, 1994 (1 sheet). Box 39.3

Update 1, March 1994. Box 39.3

Update 1 Oct. 1994. Box 39.3

Files and Storage. GR : Steelcase, c. 1994. S1019 2/94


Files and Storage. GR : Steelcase, c. 1994. S1019 2/94. 00.[4084].26.

Box 39 Folder 9.5

Files and Storage. GR : Steelcase, c. 1994. S1019 2/94.2008.040.

Box 39

Filing Cabinets : sectional equipment and safes : SteelcaseBusiness Equipment catalog no. 22 / Metal Office FurnitureCo., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : MetalOffice Furniture Co. : GR : Toren, [n.d., ca. 1933]. 52 pp. : ill;29 cm. Formerly MKG 658.M56. 00.[3613].1.

General

Circa date from date receipt stamp: Mar. 24, 1933.

Box 39.3 Folder 10

FirstFile & Vertical File literature (8 items)


100/200 Series Sales Guide, 1994. Box 39.3

100/200 Series Lateral Files Pricing guide, 1994. [Smalllaminated flyer].

Box 39.3

100 Series Lateral Files. Update 1, March 1994. Box 39.3

200 Series Dealer Offer sheet. Box 39.3

Some People Say lateral Files Are Commodities. 1994. Box 39.3

Lateral Files, Update 3, Aug. 1994. Box 39.3

Vertical File Lock Comparison Sheet, 1994. Box 39.3

Update 2 Oct 1994, Vertical Files, RE Locks 2008.040. Box 39.3

First Impressions (4 items)


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Gift Collection Program, 1994 + 2 order sheets. Box 39.3

Gift Collection Program. Closeout Sale, 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

451 Series Seating (4 items)


Product Overview. Box 39.3



Update 4, Oct. 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Have a Seat, 1993. 2008.040.

General

This item compares a wide range of different furniturelines by types of use and functions.

Box 39.3

Healthcare solutions : featuring Steelcase and the Steelcasedesign partnership / Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, Mi. GrandRapids, Mi. : Steelcase Inc., c.1992. 13 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm."S-252R892"—back cover.

General

Has oblique Grand Rapids views in furniture illustrations,including Blodgett Memorial Medical Center, ButterworthHospital, view of Ledyard Building as seen from insideacross the street, view of Grand River and high rise frominside building.

Box 39.3 Folder 11

Information Tracks. Pocket Guide. Oct. 1994. 2008.040

General

Also includes information series which may not be strictlyproduct related.

Box 39.3

Lighting (2 items)


Update 1, Aug. 1994 for Lighting Specification Guide, June1994.

Box 39.3

Update 2, Oct. 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Locks and Keying


Update 2, Oct. 1993. 2008.040.


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Box 39.3

Miscellaneous Steelcase flyers (7 items)


Casegoods Wood Furniture, Update 1, Oct. 1993. Box 39.3

Seating, Update 4, Oct. 1993. Box 39.3

Storage Cabinets, Bookcases and overfiles, Update 1, Jan.1994.

Box 39.3

"Updates No Longer cumulative" March 1994. Box 39.3

Dealer Office Management. Requested Arrival Dates onPurchase orders, 9/93.

Box 39.3

"The Presentation's Tomorrow Morning ..." 1994 (2 versions)2008.040.

Box 39.3

Miscellaneous small items (5 items)


Travel Far with Best Sellers, 1994. Pink/white card. & purple/white card (2 items).

Box 39.3

Dealing for Dollars. Details. 1994/1995. Playing cards theme. Box 39.3

Dealing for Dollars. Details. 1994/1995. Reddish abstractimage.

Box 39.3

Schedule Calendar, 1995. Green. 1996 Brown on oppositecard. 2008.040.

Box 39.3

Steelcase Max-Stacker


Steelcase Max-Stacker, the maimum stacking chair /Steelcase, Inc. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Steelcase Inc., c.1971. 6pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. "Form No. S-146."

Box 39 Folder 12

[Miscellaneous Steelcase Design Partnership associated Product literature]


1. Nuts and Bolts : Zeftron / Designte, New York. N.d. [flyer]. Box 39 Folder 13

2. Designte [flyer, black & gold] n.d. Box 39 Folder 13

3. Vecta [chair catalog] / Vecta, Grand Prairie, Teas. C. 1992.Includes names of design lines and designers.

Box 39 Folder 13

4. Details : the articulating keyboard support / Details, N.Y. Box 39 Folder 13

5. Details : the processor stand. Box 39 Folder 13

6. Details : lyra, articulating task light. Box 39 Folder 13


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7. Details : IOS [lighting]. Box 39 Folder 13

Parts Miscellaneous (3 items)


Parts Advantage. Pilot. Parts list, Effective Jan. 3, 1994. Box 39.3

Service Parts and Equipment. Update 3, Jan. 1994. Box 39.3

New Pedestal Troublesheeting Guide, oct. 1993 2008.040. Box 39.3

Photography. Photolog. 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Systems Photography : Photolog. GR : Steelcase, c. 1994.S2423. 1/94.00.[4084].25.

Box 39 Folder 13.5

Playbook newsletterRelated Materials:Related Materials

See Coll. 233

Players. Product overview, 1994



Update 2, Mar. 1994. Box 39.3

Update 3, June 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Protege, 433 Series Seating


Update 1, June 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Steelcase Quick-Delivery Service Guide


Steelcase Quick-Delivery Service Guide. Jan. 28, 19942008.040.

Box 39.3

Rally (2 items)


Update 2, June 1994. 2008.040.

Related Materials:

Box 39.3


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Related Materials

See also a case study in Coll. 233

Sensor, 458 Series Seating (2 items)


Price List, October 1993. Box 39.3

Update 1, June 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Series 9000 Systems Furniture (2 items)


Images. Box 39.3

Ideas 2008.040. Box 39.3

Series 9000 Updates (2 items)



Update 3, Oct. 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Series 9000 (2 items)


Options, Update Price list, Oct. 1994. Box 39.3

Cable management summary 2008.040. Box 39.3

Shelf Lights (2 items)


Product Overview, 1994. Box 39.3

New shelf lights. Sales Guide, 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Surface materials (6 items)


FY '95 Product Deletion & Consolidation Information forSurface Materials.

Box 39.3

[Fiscal Year 1995] Jan. 10, 1994. Box 39.3

Important New Surface Material Program Information, June12, 1994.

Box 39.3

Important Corrections to Surface Materials SpecificationTools. Aug. 16, 1994.

Box 39.3


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Letter. Aug. 1994. Box 39.3

Letter and Update 1, Nov. 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Systems Photography. Photolog. 1994. 2008.040. Box 39.3

Systems Cable management, Sales Guide, 1994. (1 sheet)Includes brief information for Avenir, Elective Elements,Contet, and Series 9000. 2008.040.

Box 39.3

Vertical Surface Fabric


Bedford and Berkley. Price Group 1. 1993 2008.040. Box 39.3

TeStyles / by DesignTe. Price Group 3. 1993 2008.040. Box 39.3

TeStyles / by DesignTe. Price Group 5-8. 1993 [Folding]2008.040.

Box 39.3

Cutting DirectionRelated Materials:Related Materials

See Coll. 233

What's Current? Price List Inde [periodical] Steelcase U.S. Price List 144. (7items)


Oct. 1993. Box 39.3

Nov. 1993. Box 39.3

Jan. 1994. Box 39.3

March 1994. Box 39.3

June 1994. Box 39.3

August 1994. Box 39.3

Oct. 1994 2008.040. Box 39.3

Context : detail drawings. Grand Rapids, Mi. : [Steelcase], n.d.10 pp. : ill. ; 40 cm.

General

Source of Steelcase identification unknown. However,there are other "Contet" catalogs in the Steelcase line

Box 50


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listed in the finding aid. Drawings are laminated and comespiral bound with a built in display easel.

Context : thought starters and product line. Grand Rapids, MI:Steelcase Inc. n.d. 19 pp. : ill. ; 40 cm.

General

Source of Steelcase identification unknown. However,there are other "Contet" catalogs in the Steelcase linelisted in the finding aid. Drawings are laminated and comespiral bound with a built in display easel.

Box 50

Grand Rapids, Mi : Steelcase Inc., 1970/1971. Ill. ; 29 cm.

General

Formerly in tan binder discarded due to evidence of mold. Items reboed in aid free bo & folders using originaldividers and maintaining order as found in binder. Several items have dates, some with c. 1971. Others appear tobe earlier by design than the 1970 date.


Mobiles by Steelcase. S-129. 47 pg. Box 45 Folder 1

Section 1

4 items


1. 700 Series Contemporary Style Bookcases. S-188. Box 45 Folder 2

2. 1400 Series Desks by Steelcase. S-112. 19 pg. Box 45 Folder 2

3. 2900 series tables. S-182-R. Box 45 Folder 2

4. 3200 Series desks. S-191. 19 pg. Box 45 Folder 2

5 items


1. 3300 / 4300 series desks. S-152. pg. 7. Box 45 Folder 3

2. 4200 Series desks. S-173. pg. 9. Box 45 Folder 3

3. 4900 Pedestal Base Tables. S-168. Box 45 Folder 3

4. 5200 Series desks. S-149. 11 pgs. Box 45 Folder 3

5. 6000 series. S-153 rev. 11 pgs. Box 45 Folder 3

Section 2. Chairs

2 items


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1. Triad Series Chairs. S-199-R. Box 45 Folder 5

2. 1 sheet. PN 16-106. Chairs. Box 45 Folder 5

2 items


1. 440 series [modular seating] S-170. Chairs. Box 45 Folder 6

2. 444 series Sectional seating.S-128. Chairs. Box 45 Folder 6

3 items


1. 1 sheet. PN 20-106. Box 45 Folder 7

2. 450 series chairs. S-176R 3/71. Box 45 Folder 7

3. 451 series double-shell chairs. S-134. Box 45 Folder 7

3 items


1. C100. S-160 Rev. Chairs. Box 45 Folder 4

2. 200 series. S-145-R. Chairs. Box 45 Folder 4

3. 417 Series Chairs S-116. Chairs. Box 45 Folder 4

46 Series Contemporary Chairs by Steelcase. Brown folderwith 5 loose folded gray information sheets.

Box 45 Folder 8

Section 3. Filing cabinets

3 items.

General

Note that two of the flyers are for chairs, and may actually belong before this binder, but were found behind it.


Stacking chairs. S-114. Box 45 Folder 9

2200 series. S-169-R. Box 45 Folder 9

300 series files. S-175R. Box 45 Folder 9

2 items


367 series. S-150. c. 1971. Box 45 Folder 10


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752 series. Overfile storage cabinets. S-178-R-1/70. Box 45 Folder 10

Broadsides. 800 Series lateral files by Steelcase


S-181-R2/68. Box 45 Folder 11

Steelcase 1800 series files. S-113. Box 45 Folder 12

Steelcase new 3000 files. S-144. Box 45 Folder 13

Database. Data Processing Auiliaries by Steelcase. C. 1970.S-115.

Box 45 Folder 14

Section 4


Office Accessories. S-183R, c. 1970. Box 45 Folder 15

Brayton International Collection, a member of the Steelcase designpartnership. High Point, N.C.(4 items)


Eecutive Seating. Box 45.3 Folder 1

Lounge. Box 45.3 Folder 1

Occasional tables. Box 45.3 Folder 1

Guest/pull up. Box 45.3 Folder 1

Rubber seating (3 items). Box 45.3 Folder 2

Revest(2 items) 1 items being pressed incorrectly in old folder istwisted.

Box 45.3 Folder 3

Vecta [Divider placed before all of the following]


Steelcase Internation. The Office Environment Company inthe world market.

Box 45.3 Folder 4

Contet. Box 45.3 Folder 5

ConCentr. Box 45.3 Folder 6

Avenir. Box 45.3 Folder 7

Criterion. Box 45.3 Folder 8

Elective Elements. Box 45.3 Folder 9

Rally. Box 45.3 Folder 10

Series 9000 Systems Furniture. Box 45.3 Folder 11


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Sensor. Box 45.3 Folder 12

Health Design, Division of Brayton Interational. (2 items). Box 45.3 Folder 13

Designed by Laura Noakes. (3 b/w photographic prints). Box 45.3 Folder 14

AI : Atelier International. Long Island, N.Y. (6 flyers)


Emmy, Emanuela Frattini. Box 45.3 Folder 15

Playback, Joseph & Linda Ricchio. Box 45.3 Folder 15

Swoop, Gerd Lange. Box 45.3 Folder 15

800 Ball Lounge Seating, Douglas Ball. Box 45.3 Folder 15

810 Ball Lounge Seating, Douglas Ball. Box 45.3 Folder 15

911 Finestra & 910 Oculus, Michael Graves. Box 45.3 Folder 15

Black & White design flyers from Metro, member, SteelcaseDesign Partnership (27 items). Berkley, Manhattan, Aliso,Rialto, and Rubber series

Box 45.3 Folder 16

Steil, A. Manufacturing Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

See A. Steil Manufacturing Co.

Sterling Furniture of Grand Rapids


Sterling Furniture of Grand Rapids : [Portfolio of Photo LithoPlates] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Sterling ; GR : Dickinson Bros. [ca.1928-1934]. Date estimated from dates of company given byCarron (1998). 1984.015.

General

Includes illustrations of tables, desks, chests, andbookcases. 21 loose plates with this item, in a navy bluepaper folder. The folder has a single hole at the centeredge of both front & back covers suggesting that itoriginally came with tie strings.

Box 53

Stickley BrothersRelated Materials:


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Related Materials

See also 12.5 OVE as The Guild; Coll. 335 for items related to the Stickley New York work; Coll. 224-7 "TheArts and Crafts Movement in Michigan


Quaint furniture. In Mission Style / Stickley Brothers Co. …Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stickley Bros. Co., n.d. Poor old photocopyonly. 17 photocopied sheets, some with more than one originalpage per sheet. 00.[3614].1

Box 39 Folder 14

Quaint furniture / Skickley Bros. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.,U.S.A. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stickley Bros. Co., [n.d., ca. 1905?].24 pp. : ill. ; 8.5 15.5 cm (3 3/8 6 in). Formerly M749.213 St51q1905.

General

Date from receipt stamp: Mar. 31, 1905, which does notalways reflect the correct publication date. But, since thedonor is known to have only come to Grand Rapids in1904, the 1905 date is probably fairly accurate.

Box 39 Folder 15

Stickley CatalogueRelated Materials:Related Materials

See 1999 Reprint below


Quaint furniture : Catalog no. 44 / Stickley BrothersCompany, Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stickley Bros.,1915. 68 pp. : ill. ; 34 cm. + Price List. Formerly R749.213St51q v. 44.

General

Date from accompanying price list: Net Price List, July,1915, Stickley Bros. Co. 11 pgs. Has illustration offactory comple on fly leaf opposite title page.

Box 48

Quaint furniture : catalog no. 45 / Stickley Brothers Company,Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stickley Bros. Co., [n.d.ca.1918] 67 pp. : ill. ; 34 cm. Source of date attributionunknown. c.1 R749.213 St51q v. 45 Library building. / c.2M749.213 St51q no. 45 00.[1114].1 208425

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Quaint Furniture: Catalogue no. 38 / Stickley BrothersCompany, Grand Rapids, MI, 1912

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Adapting quaint furniture to American needs / published by Stickley BrothersCompany, Grand Rapids, Michigan.Processing Information:


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This item, formerly at 232-39-21, is not a trade catalog, and has now been moved to Coll. 233.


Stickley Bros. Co. Quaint Furniture. Grand Rapids, MI:Stickley Bros., ca.1930s. 67 pp. ill; 4734 cm. R 749.213 St51qv45

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Institutional Furniture by Stickley / Stickley BrothersCorporation, 839 Godfrey Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. GrandRapids, Mi. : Stickley Bros. Co., [ 1937?]. 80 pp. : ill. ; 30.5cm. Accompanied by: Price list no. 1937, effective June 1,1937 / Stickley Brothers Corp. 15 pgs. Both catalog and pricelist also have a New York City address.

Box 39 Folder 15.5

Quaint furniture: arts and crafts : genuine Russia and SpanishMorocco leather … / Stickley Bros. Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.New York, NY. : Turn of the Century Editions, 1981. 80 pp. :ill. ; 21 cm. Reprint of 1908 catalog. Formerly M749.213St51qu 1981. Someone has written c.1910 on cover in pencil.

Box 39 Folder 16

"Quaint" furniture : in arts and crafts / edited by Stephen Gray.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stickley Bros. Co. ; Philmont, NY : Turnof the Century Editions, c. 1988. 144 pp. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Box 39 Folder 20

The 1912 Quaint Furniture Catalog / Stickley BrothersCompany ; introduction by Don Marek and RichardWeiderman ; edited by Peter A. Copeland and Janet H.Copeland. Parchment, MI : The Parchment Press, 1993. 179pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. Formerly M749.213 St51q 1993.

General

Reprint of Jan. 1, 1912 catalog. The original titlepage, as reproduced has "Catalogue no. 38." A secondtitle page is found after page. 66, which has "QuaintFurniture in Figured Mahogany." The paging for thisitem continues successively from the first part of thecatalog. A Jan. 1, 1912 price list is published at the end,stating that is corresponds to Catalog 38, and providesthe date information.

Box 39 Folder 17

Price Guide 1993-1994 for Quaint Furniture by the StickleyBrothers Company, Grand Raids, Michigan. Parchment,Mich. : Parchment Press, 1993. 18 pp. ; 21.5 cm.

General

Cover title. Note on cover has: This Price Guideis published in conjunction with the 1912 QuaintFurniture Catalog [reprint]…Items received as books; noaccession information available in archives.

Box 39 Folder 18

Quaint furniture catalog no. 42 / Stickley Brothers Company,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Introduction by Don Marek ; editedby Peter A. Copeland and Janet H. Copeland. Parchment, MI :

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The Parchment Press, 1914, 1999. 112 pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. c. 1.P2000.092.1 / c. 2 00.[2531].1 This item probably a gift of theauthor. Formerly cataloged as M749.085 Q23c 1914. Reprintof original January 1914 catalog with new introduction.

"Quaint" Pilgrim / Stickley Bros., Co. G.R. n.d. [Foldingflyer]. Lists Chicago Representative L. Jas. Paton. c. 1.P2003.007 / c. 2. P2006.002

Box 39 Folder 21.5

Quaint Specials for Sales and Advertising / Stickley Bros.,Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 3 p. : ill. ; 3522 cm. Folding flyer,printed only on one side. 00.[762].1

Box 39 Folder 22

Stickley : Mission Oak and Cherry Collection / L. & J.G.Stickley, Inc. Manlius, N.Y. : Stickley, ca. 1997. 128 pp. : ill.Includes stock numbers for 1989 & 1991. c. 1. paper cover2008.018.1.1 / c. 2 spiral bound 2008.018.1.2.

Box 39 Folder 22.5

Quaint Furniture by Stickley Bros. Co., 1906 Box 38.5 Folder 15

Quaint Furniture by Stickley Bros. Co., 1908 Box 38.5 Folder 16

Stow & Davis Furniture Co.Related Materials:Related Materials

Also See 46 OVE; Stow & Davis Furniture Co.


Create with new Stow/Davis free-dimensional furniture / StowDavis. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow-Davis Co., [1974?]. ill. ; 28cm. Folding flyer with black first page. Source of date unknown.

Box 39.5 Folder 1

Free-dimensional furniture and cube desk series / Stow Davis,Grand Rapids … 16 pp. : ill. ; Back cover has an etended foldedillustration inside. Sticker on front has: Increase all prices 10%effective Sept. 1, 1974.

Box 39.5 Folder 1

Free-dimensional furniture and cube desk series / Stow Davis,Grand rapids … 10 pg. + [11] : ill. ; No date. Some pages haveetended folds.

Box 39.5 Folder 1

Harty desk / Stow Davis. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow-Davis Co.,[ca. 1974] ill. ; 28 cm. + loose photocopied sheet. 1 foldedsheet. Inside page has: "First Price Winner, Institute of BusinessDesigners. 1974 Product Design Competition. M.F. Harty,designer.

Box 39.5 Folder 2

Stow Davis : a Steelcase Design Partnership Co. ProductPhotography. G.R. : Stow Davis, 1994. 00.[2256].1.

Portfolio packet containing individual flyers for:

Portfolio packet containing individual flyersfor:1. American Elect

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2. American Tradition

3. Canto

4. Centerline

5. Kent and Esse

6. Nines

7. Richard Meier Collection

8. Tables

9. Transition

Stow Davis : a Steelcase Design Partnership Co. The RichardMeier Collection G.R. : Stow Davis, 1994. 16 : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 39.5 Folder 2.5

Stow / Davis Seating. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow-Davis Co.,[1976?]. Black envelop/folder contains 30 plates. ill. ; 29 cm.Source of date unknown. Items have SA or SB prefi numbers.

Box 39.5 Folder 3

Transition / Stow Davis. Grand Rapids, Mi.: Stow-Davis, 1976.37 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. "7/76"-hand written in ink on back cover.

Box 39.5 Folder 4

Canto collection / Stow & Davis. Grand Rapids, Mi. : StowDavis, c.1985. 15 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Last page has copyright note"Stow & Davis, a division of Steelcase, inc. … CA6000-R291.

Box 39.5 Folder 5

Transition / Stow & Davis, a division of Steelcase. GrandRapids, Mi. : Stow Davis, c.1988. 12 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm."Transition Statement of Line" on foldout back cover.

Box 39.5 Folder 6

England chair / Stow & Davis, a division of Steelcase. GrandRapids, Mi.: Stow Davis, c. 1989. 1 flyer : ill. ; 28 cm. Designedby Bert England.

Box 39.5 Folder 7

Lounge Seating / Stow & Davis, a division of Steelcase. GrandRapids, Mi. : Stow Davis, c.1989. 1 flyer : ill. ; 28 cm. Designedby Aleis Yermakov.

Box 39.5 Folder 7

Tables / Stow & Davis, a division of Steelcase. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Stow & Davis, c.1989. 1 flyer with etended covers : ill. ;28 cm.

Box 39.5 Folder 8

Kent and Esse / Stow & Davis, a division of Steelcase. GrandRapids, Mi. : Stow Davis, c.1990. 12 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 39.5 Folder 9

Nines / Stow Davis, a member of the Steecase designpartnership. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow Davis, c. 1992. 16 pp. :ill. ; 28 cm. Don Brinkman, designer.

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General

Has a folded poster sheet with more images in black &white in a pocket on the back paper cover.

Stow Davis, Tetiles : Price catalogue 1992/93 / Stow Davis,member Steelcase design partnership. Grand Rapids, Mi. : StowDavis, c.1992. 40 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm. Accompanied by 1 black &white sheet, for Series 400 desk chair 0413-950B

Box 39.5 Folder 11

The New convertible desks and tables for efficiency economystandardization by Stow – Davis. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow &Davis Furniture Co. Flyer : Ill. ; 26 cm. Damage to bottom & topfrom being an a folder & bo that was too small for the item.

Box 53

Vacant. Item previous here moved to oversized. Box 39.5 Folder 12

[Packet of Brochures from Stow & Davis] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow & Davis


Voyager Fabric / Stow & Davis Furniture Company, 25Summer Ave, N.W. n.d.

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Stow & Davis Kent / Stow & Davis Furniture Company.Edward Lehman cover illustration.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

Stow & Davis Progression. 3 / Stow & Davis FurnitureCompany. Edward Lehman cover illustration.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

Stow & Davis Conference Tables / Stow & Davis FurnitureCompany. Edward Lehman cover illustration. Folder has cards1-4.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

Stow & Davis Traditional / Stow & Davis Furniture Company.Edward Lehman cover illustration for folder. Contains 6illustration cards in cover.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

York 1, York 2, Georgian 1, Georgian 2, Adam, Traditional Box 39.5 Folder 13

The Harwood Group : Progression III / presented by Stow &Davis Furniture Company. Flyer. N.d.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

Progression III Seating. Black & white flyer, n.d. Box 39.5 Folder 13

Stow & Davis Sigma Desks card 2. No folder or other Desks/Sigma illustrations found here.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

Eecutive Seating Pieces/presented by Stow & Davis FurnitureCo. Flyer, n.d.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

The American Colonial Group / Stow & Davis FurnitureCompany, n.d. Black & white.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

The Kent Group. … with Stow and Davis Eecutive OfficeFurniture / Stow & Davis Furniture Company.

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Stow & Davis Chairs : unecelled values in fine seating. Flyerin red, gray, black & white, n.d.

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Tel-Set. 1 sheet. Designed by Bert England. No. mention ofStow Davis.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

Electa Series / Stow Davis 1980. Box 39.5 Folder 13

Continuum Series / Stow Davis 1980. Box 39.5 Folder 13

Stow/Davis Free Dimensional System for plug-in use. Smallbright orange card with redline illustration & white lettering.

Box 39.5 Folder 13

Suite no. 3900 : Combination Walnut and Mahogany, / Stow& Davis Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow & Davis, n.d.1 small card : ill. ; 914 cm. 00.[761].1

Box 39.5 Folder 14

Photographs of Furniture / made by Stow-Davis FurnitureCo. : tables. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow-Davis Co., ca. 1890. 86pp. : ill. ; 23 cm. Formerly R749.212 St77. 00.[3616].1.

General

Has "M.L. Fitch"—lower right corner of front cover.

Box 39.5 Folder 15

The traditional world of Stow & Davis : Esse, Kent, Georgian,York. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Stow & Davis Co., [ca.1969?] 30pl. : ill. ; 30 cm. Date from Price List at 232-39.5-17.

General

Army green paper folder contains: 3 images of Essedesks. 13 images of Kent desks. 15 images of chairs,with no "Style" indication.

Box 39.5 Folder 16

The traditional world of Stow & Davis : Price list 96. GrandRapids, Mi. : Stow & Davis Co., 1969. 18 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm."Effective April 15, 1969."

Box 39.5 Folder 17

[Blue Binder Collection / Stow & Davis Furniture Co.] 33 cm.


1. Predictor Box 39.5 Folder 18

2. Italian classic. Has "Giocomo Jack Buzzitta, designer" frontcover.

Box 39.5 Folder 18

3. Kent Box 39.5 Folder 18

4. Traditional suites. Includes York, Georgian and Sherwood. Box 39.5 Folder 18

1993.011. Removed from this location.


Evidence from these materials indicates that these itemsmay have come from one source, Jack Buzzitta, and wereperhaps his working files of trade literature, which camein with accession no.1993.011. Also contained with thismaterial are some sketches & memos that have been

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completely removed from this collection and returned tounprocessed storage with the rest of the original accession.

The items retained in this collection are trade literature,left here for the present, but may be moved to a Buzzittaor Stow/Davis collection during future processing. Mostof the items are not from Grand Rapids Companies. Only2 Grand Rapids furniture trade items were found in the 50items inventoried from this folder. Those two items havebeen placed in Bo 16, alphabetically by company. Severalother items are non-Michigan trade items, and listed inSeries III of this finding aid, for the present.

Stow Davis, Grand Rapids, Michigan [Trade binder, 1971 era].Grand Rapids, Mi : Stow-Davis Co., 1971. ill. ; 30 cm. Left inbinder for the present.

General

Has card at the front: Reference library Check-List.Effective Dec. 1, 1971. Binder includes sections forElectra, Traditional, Transition, Predictor, Seating,Tables, Tetiles, Electra Pricing, Transition Pricing,Predictor Pricing, Seating Pricing, Tables Pricing, TetilesPricing, 7000 series Pricing, Traditional pricing, GeneralInformation.

Box 46

Stow Davis, 1879 / Stow Davis, member, Steelcase DesignPartnership, 4300 44th St., SE., Kentwood, Mi. Kentwood, Mi. :Stow Davis, c. 1992. 19 pp. : ill. ; 32 cm.

Box 46

Superior Furniture Co. (Lowell & Grand Rapids, Mi.)


Superior Furniture Company : [catalog] Grand Rapids, Mi :Superior Furniture ; GR ; Commonwealth Printing Co, n.d. 16pp. : ill. ; 27.5 cm.

General

Title page has: Makers of High Grade Office Chairs. TheSuperior Line logo. Factory: Lowell ; Sales Office &Show Room, Second floor Pantlind Building.

Accompanied by 22 loose photographic plates of tradefurniture, a couple cut to small sizes. Also included is onoversized butter colored folding trade flyer, showing manyof the images depicted in the plates above. Return addressfor this mailer is: Superior Furniture Co., PermanentShowrooms and Sales Offices, 4th Floor, Fine ArtsBuilding, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Box 40 Folder 1

Thompson Cabinet Co. (Ludington, Mi.)



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Thompson Equipment for Printing Plants : SupplementaryCatalog No.36 / Thompson Cabinet Company, Ludington,Michigan. Ludington, Mi. : Thompson, n.d. 72 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.Includes both wood and steel furniture.

Box 40 Folder 2

Valley City Desk Co.


The Valley City Desk Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan,U.S.A., manufacturers of Flat and roll top office desks. GrandRapids, Mi : Valley City Desk Co. : GR : White Printing, [ca.1912?] 84 pp. : ill. ; 18 cm. Formerly MKG749 V24 1912. 00.[3618].1. Date taken from receipt date stamp: Sept. 10, 1912.

Box 40 Folder 4

The Valley City Desk Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan,U.S.A., manufacturers of Flat and roll top office desks. GrandRapids, Mi : Valley City Desk Co. : GR : White Printing,[ca. 1914?] 63 pp. : ill. ; 18 cm. Formerly MKG749 V24 . 00.[3619].1. Source of date unknown.

Box 40 Folder 5

Matched office suites and office furniture since 1888 / ValleyCity Desk Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids,Mi : Valley City Desk Co., [ca. 1935/1936]. 30 pp. : ill. ; 29 cm.Accompanying items: 1. price list, June 20, 1936. / 2. Price list,May 10, 1935.

Box 40 Folder 6

Vanderley Brothers


Jewels of Victorian furniture / Vanderley Brothers, Inc, GrandRapids, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mi : Vanderley Brothers ; GR :James Bayne Co., n.d. 19 pp. : ill. ; 26 cm. Company ID on lastprinted page.

General

c. 1 Has a Price List and a Dimensions for Needlepointcovers list attached at the back cover.

c. 2 P2000.054. Accompanied by the following. Formletter. Vander Ley Brothers letterhead. N.d. Dear Friend…Price list. Dimensions for Needlepoint list.

Box 40 Folder 7

W.B. Badger & Co.(Boston, Mass.)


W.B. Badger & Co., Commercial Furniture, 182 Portland Street,Boston, Mass. 98 pp. ; Ill. ; cm. (12 18 in.) P2004.046.17.

General

The catalog illustrates the Macey line of Macey-Irwinproducts. Forward include information … Earle S. Irwin,

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President … affiliation with Robert W. Irwin Company[Grand Rapids] …

Waddell Manufacturing Co.


Revised Price List no. 18 for the Waddell Manufacturing Co.,Grand Rapids, Mich., USA, 1898-1899. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Waddell Mfg. Co., 1898-1899. 111 pp. : ill ; 27 cm. Coversdetached; pam cover damage. Formerly M674 W117

Box 40 Folder 8

Catalog and revised price list of the Waddell ManufacturingCo. : catalog no. 20, 1904-1905. Grand Rapids, Mi. : WaddellMfg. Co. ; GR : James Bayne, 1904-1905. 220 pp. : ill. ; 25.5cm. P2001.036

Box 40 Folder 9

Catalog and revised price list of the Waddell ManufacturingCo. : catalog no. 21. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Waddell Mfg. Co. ;GR : James Bayne, [ca. 1901]. 187 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. FormerlyM674 W117.

Box 40 Folder 10

Furniture trimmings [a portfolio of trade literature] / Waddell ManufacturingCompany, Coldbrook and Taylor, NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan. GrandRapids, Mi. : Waddell Mfg. Co., [ca. 1927?] 6 catalogs : ill. ; 28 cm. +accompanying material. Date taken from ½ slip of accompanying materiallisted below," …effective July 1, 1927."


1. Twist moldings : catalog supplement no. 331. 3 pg. Box 40 Folder 11

2. Mouldings and rosettes carved from solid wood : catalogsupplement no. 930. 8 pp. Moldings. Tandler & Co., printers.+ Price List.

Box 40 Folder 11

3. Carved mouldings : catalog supplement no. 231. 10 pgs. +Moulding Price List, edition 231.

Box 40 Folder 11

4. Moulding : Section M of Catalog, Edition no. 229. SchuilPrinting. 35pp. + Moulding Price Edition 229.(5 sheets).

Box 40 Folder 11

5. Knobs : Section K of Catalog. Edition no. 2611. 8 pgs. +Knob Price List, edition 229.

Box 40 Folder 11

6. Rosettes : Section R of Catalog. Edition no. 229. 11 pgs +Rosette Price List, edition 229. Formerly M674W117f

General

Formerly a pocket glued to back cover. Glue residue onsome items formerly in the pocket. Items are: MouldingDiscounts Effective July 1, 1927. ½ sheet; TwistMoulding Price List : catalog supplement 331; Price List

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[yellow] Gum; Something new in Carving. Oversizedfolding flyer/mailer

Wagemaker Furniture Co.


Wagemaker Office Desks and Tables : Catalog No. 124 /Wagemaker Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids,Mi. : Wagemaker Co. : GR : Cargill, ca. 1935. 32 pp. : ill. ; 28cm. + Accompanying materials.

General

Has sketch of the factory on the title page. "High gradeoffice furniture, filing cabinets, filing cabinet supplies,neo-leum tops, neo-ply tops, file fitting trays."—title page.Pg. 51. Neo-Leum. Sole manufacturers, Patentend Feb.6, 1923. no. 1444405. Some pages have illustrations cutout, and some pages are missing. Lower portions of pages11/12, 13/14 accompany the catalog. [5/6, 25/26].

Accompanying materials: 6 loose plates illustrating desks;Packet, stapled; Wagemaker Desk prices, Mar. 15, 1935;6 more plates illustrating desks; Letter on Wagemakerletterhead. Mar. 26, 1936 to Clarke & Courts Co., Dallas,Te; Form trade letter

Box 40 Folder 12

Does Your Office Reflect Success and Leadership? : TheColonial Suite no. 500. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Wagemaker Co. ;GR : Cargill, n.d. Poster sized folding flyer : ill. ; 21.5 cm.

Box 40 Folder 13

Does Your Office Reflect Success and Leadership? : TheGovernor Suite no. 500. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Wagemaker Co. ;GR : Cargill, n.d. Poster sized folding flyer : ill. ; 21.5 cm. TheGovernor Suite.

Box 40 Folder 14

The Manager [Suite] / by Wagemaker. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Wagemaker Co. ; GR : Cargill, n.d. Folding flyer : ill. ; 21.5 cm.

Box 40 Folder 15

Our Duple Line / Wagemaker (Stands for Quality) GrandRapids, Mi. : Wagemaker Co., n.d. 1 folded sheet : ill. ; 26.5 cm.

Box 40 Folder 16

Vertical Uprights / Wagemaker (Stands for Quality) GrandRapids, Mi. : Wagemaker Co., n.d. 1 folded sheet : ill. ; 26.5 cm.

Box 40 Folder 16

Filing cabinets, sections and solid, sectional bookcases, verticalfiling systems and card inde record systems : catalog numberfive / Wagemaker Furniture Co., Ltd. Grand Rapids, Mi. :Wagemaker Co. ; GR : James Bayne, 1905. 67 pp. : ill. ; 24cm. Formerly MKG685 W12 1905. Cover has: Wagemaker.Business systems, filing cabinets. 1905.

Box 41 Folder 1

Wagemaker : business systmes, cabinets and supplies : generalcatalogue no. 6 / Wagemaker Company, Limited, Grand Rapids,Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Wagemaker Co., [n.d., ca. 1906]64 pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. Formerly M651.5.W12.

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Welch Folding-Bed Co.


Welch patent clothing cabinet / Welch Folding-Bed Company.Grand Rapids, Mi.: Welch Folding-Bed Co., [n.d., ca. 1906] 20pp. : ill. ; 31 cm.

General

First printed page has "The Welch Patent SectionalClothing Cabinet. This page also includes a sketch ofthe factory comple. Circa date from "Disappearing DoorPatented July 31, 1906", pg. 2

Box 41 Folder 3

Welch-Wilmarth CorporationRelated Materials:Related Materials

See Grand Rapids Store Equipment Corp.

William A. Berkey Furniture Co.


[Miscellaneous furniture trade illustrations] / William A. BerkeyCo., n.d. 3 ½ sheets. 2007.012.13

Box 11 Folder 8

Wm. A. Berkey Furniture Co. Price List, July 1, 1947. GrandRapids, MI: Wm. A. Berkey Furn. Co., 1947. 6 pp. 28 cm.Photocopy.

Box 11 Folder 9

White-Steel Sanitary Furniture Co.


"White-Steel" Sanitary Furniture Company, Grand Rapids,Michigan : Architects black and white plate book and shopnumber inde. Grand Rapids, Mi : White Steel Sanitary FurnitureCo., n.d. 25 pp. : ill. ; 30 cm. "Permanent Models. Medicine,Cabinets, mirrors, bath and toilet room fittings."--coverFormerly M696.182 W586a.

Box 41 Folder 4

Widdicomb Brothers and Richards / Widdicomb Furniture Company


This is a different company than the John C. Widdicomb Company, which is listed in the "J"s alphabetically.

The Widdicomb Furniture Co. was the successor firm of Widdicomb Brothers & Richards, in 1873, remaining inoperation until 1950, when it merger with Mueller Furniture Corp. to form the Widdicomb-Mueller Corp. See theseparate trade catalogs associated with the Widdicomb-Mueller era. In 1960, this relationship was ended, returningwith Widdicomb continuing on it's own into the 1960's.


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In 1970, the name was purchase by the John Widdicomb Co.

The notable furniture design T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings worked from the Widdicomb Company from 1943-1956.His name used or associated with a publication may help distinguish which of the Widdicomb Companies theitems is issued from. In the 1960's Robsjohn-Gibbings worked for Baker, and some of this designs have made itinto later publications from the John Widdicomb or associated organizations, in the 1980's and 1990's after thedesigners death.


Price List of Widdicomb Bros. & Richards, FurnitureManufacturers, 62, 64, 66 Fourth Street, Grand Rapids,Michigan. July 1, 1872. 1 folded sheet. P2000.040

Box 41 Folder 4.5

[Catalogue by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids,Mi.] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb Furniture Co., [ca.1890?]. 94 pp. : ill. ; 19 cm. Source of date unknown. FormerlyR749.085 W633 1890Poor condition; pages worn & torn.Original covers missing. Tape on paper page tabs. Priceinformation glued to each page, probably by the original owner.

Physical Description: Poor condition; pages worn & torn.Original covers missing. Tape on paper page tabs. Priceinformation glued to each page, probably by the originalowner.

Box 41 Folder 5

[Catalogue by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids,MI.] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb Furniture Co., [ca.1892?]. 110 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. Source of date unknown. FormerlyR749.085 W633Poor condition; contents torn from librarycovers. Original covers missing.

Physical Description: Poor condition; contents torn fromlibrary covers. Original covers missing.

Box 41 Folder 6

Widdicomb Brothers and Richards / Widdicomb Furniture Company


Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan[catalog] Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb Furniture Co., 1894.48 pp. : ill. ; 19 cm. Formerly M749.085 W633 1894

General

Engraving of furniture plant on title page. Has tapednote about lost content inside front cover.

Box 41 Folder 7

Widdicomb Furniture Company [catalog] : Fall Season 1894.Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb Furniture Co., 1894. 67pp. : ill. ; 19 cm. Fall 1894. M749.085 W633. Engraving offurniture plant on title page.

Box 41 Folder 8

Widdicomb Furniture Company, makers of bedroom furniture[catalog] : 1896. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb FurnitureCo., 1896. 99 pp. : ill. ; 19 cm. Engraving of furniture plant ontitle page. Formerly M749.085 W633 1896

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Widdicomb 1898. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb FurnitureCo., 1898. 36 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. Original covers within librarybinding. Formerly M749.085 W633 1898

Box 41 Folder 10

Price list 1898, Widdicomb Furniture Company, GrandRapids, Mich. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb FurnitureCo., 1898. 23 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. Formerly M749.085 W6331898.Damage from moisture, which has caused the red inkdamage on the outer pages, from the red dye of the front &back library covers.

Physical Description: Damage from moisture, which hascaused the red ink damage on the outer pages, from the reddye of the front & back library covers.

Box 41 Folder 11

Widdicomb 1899 / Widdicomb Furniture Company. GrandRapids, Mi. : Widdicomb Furniture Co. : GR : DickensonBros., 1899. 60 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. Formerly M749.085 W6331899. 00.[3620].1

General

Cover title. "January 1899"—pg. [3]. Printers identifiedpg. [2]

Box 41 Folder 12

Widdicomb 1899 : catalogue no. 35 / Widdicomb FurnitureCompany. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb Furniture Co.,1899. 64 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. Formerly M749.085 W633 1899.00.[3621].1.

General

Catalog number on first printed page. "July 1899"—firstprinted page. This catalog was previously described as aduplicate of the item at 232-41-12. However, These are,in fact, two different catalogs, one dated Jan. 1899 withonly 60 pages, and one dated July 1899 with 64 pages.There may be other differences in actual content.

Box 41 Folder 12.5

Widdicomb January 1901 : catalogue no. 37 / WiddicombFurniture Company. Grand Rapids, Mi. : WiddicombFurniture Co., 1901. 72 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm. Formerly M749.085W633 1901. 00.[3622].1

General

Catalog number from pg. [1]. An unnumbered sheetafter pg. 72 is printed in red, and has the Grand RapidsAssociation furniture trade mark.

Box 41 Folder 13

Widdicomb January 1903 : catalogue No. 40 / WiddicombFurniture Company. Grand Rapids, MI : Widdicomb FurnitureCo., 1903. 96 pp. P2011.003.

Box 41 Folder 17

Widdicomb July 1906 : catalogue No. 47 / WiddicombFurniture Company. Grand Rapids, Mi. : WiddicombFurniture Co., 1906 144 pp. P2011.003.

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Solid mahogany section Widdicomb January 1909 : CatalogueNo. 52. Grand Rapids, Mi. : Widdicomb Furniture Co., 1909.97 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm.

General

Pg. [1] has: The Widdicomb Furniture Co., January1909, Catalogue no. 52 of solid mahogany designs.Illustrations of factory comple on pg. [2], TradesmanCo., engravers and printers. Ma Thiele, photographer.Covers detached; evidence of previous pam covers.

Box 41 Folder 14

Widdicomb / designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings. G.R. : The WiddicombFurniture Company, n.d. Flyer, which unfolds into a large chart illustratingthe Widdicomb line of furniture from the 1600 and 1700 series. Ca. 1950'sP2004.033. Includes an image of the designer. Ca. date from related itemdescriptions in WorldCat.


Usage Photocopy Box 53

Folded Original. Use the Photocopy. Usage with Permissionof the Archivist or Department Head. FRAGILE.


See also the publication: Your Widdicomb Furniture,in Coll. 233, which may have been distributed with thispublication.

Box 41 Folder 15

Widdicomb Mantel Co.


Widdicomb Mantel Co. : Mantel Designs, 1891-1892. GrandRapids, MI: Widdicomb Mantel Designs, c. 1892 82 pp. : ill. ;24 cm.

General

Bound in original tan buckram, with maroon buckramcorners and spine, gift decorative trim. Good condition.Includes brown print and blue print pages, printed frontand back, of individual fire place settings. Each item hasa number handwritten in lower left corner. In addition tothe wooden mantels, decorative wall paper, tiles, friezes,andirons and mirrors.

Processing Information:

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Moved from Bo 41 to Bo 9.5

Widdicomb Mueller Corporation


Formed by the merger of Widdicomb Furniture Co., with Mueller Furniture Corp, 1950.


Widdcomb-Mueller Corporation, 514 Fifth St., NW. GrandRapids : The Corp., n.d. 35 pg. : ill. ; 20 cm. Includes designs byGeorge Nakashima.


Bo 42 Folders 1-3.5 were John Widdicomb and have beenmoved to Bo 20.5

Box 41 Folder 16

Williams-Kimp Furniture Company


[Williams-Kimp Furniture Co. Trade photos] Grand Rapids,Mi. : William-Kimp Furniture Co., n.d. 6 acid free folders. Itemsin folder appear to duplicate actual catalogs. More descriptivework is needed on this material.

Box 42 Folder 4-9

[Williams-Kimp Furniture Co. Trade photos] Grand Rapids,Mi. : William-Kimp Furniture Co., n.d. Black buckram coverswith loose photographic plates ; 31 cm. Numerous items; moredescriptive work is needed on this material.

Box 42 Folder 4-9

Fine Dining Room Furniture / Williams-Kimp Furniture Co.,Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : William-KimpFurniture Co., n.d. [110 plates] : ill. ; 23 cm. + price list. "c.1930"—written in pencil on front cover. Source of informationunknown. Accompanied by 9 loose typed pages of prices.

Box 42 Folder 10

A Distinguish Collection of Federal American Furniture byWilliams-Kimp Furniture Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. GrandRapids, Mi. : William-Kimp Furniture Co., n.d. Cover title:Williams-Kimp Furniture. Federal American. "c. 1930"—written in pencil on front cover. Source of informationunknown. 53 p. : ill ; 24 cm.

Box 42 Folder 11

Wilmarth Show Case Co.


Drug Store Equipment : illustrating and describing the largestand best line of store equipment … G.R. : Wilmarth, c.1920.174 p. : ill ; 33.5 cm. Catalog "L." Vol. No. 13 of the Wilmarthinventory of this title. P2000.085.

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Windsor Furniture Co.


Bardstown group of Victorian Furniture / Windsor FurnitureCo. Grand Rapids : Windsor, 1941. 9 pp. : ill. ; 17 cm. + notice."Important Notice", previously stapled to the front of this item,has been removed to prevent tearing. P2001.022

Box 42 Folder 11.5

Wolverine Show Case & Fiture Co.


Wolverine Show Case & Fiture Co.: manufacturers of bank,office, store, and special fitures Wolverine … no.s 48 & 49 FirstAve., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Grand Rapids, Mi. : WolverineShow Case & Fiture ; GR : Tradesman Co, n.d. 15 pp. : ill. ; 16cm.

General

Has: "before 1923" handwritten on title page. Source ofinformation unknown. Content loose from covers; pamboards discarded.

Box 42 Folder 12

Unidentified Catalogs


Oversized tan binder with Barlow Bros. Sticker in the front.Numerous plates : ill; 3424 cm.


Barlow Brothers were book binders in Grand Rapidsduring the early part of the 20th century. The volumeis full of blueline or blueprint plates illustrating one ortwo items of furniture each, with the "stock" number. Anhistorical note previously in the description suggests thecatalog might be from Phoeni, but no research has beendone to confirm this.

Box 43

Unidentified Black Book. Furniture catalog in leather binder[with lots of red rot], n.d.

General

Has blueprint type plates. First plate has "Property of JackBuzzitta." Buzzitta was a furniture design who is knownto have worked for Stow Davis. This item was likelyseparated from an accession of his materials given to theArchives, and may be placed with that material when it isprocessed.

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Scope and Contents

Furniture Trade Photographs: This section containsloose photographs, which were used to provide tradeinformation separately, or through later publication incatalogs or magazine.

Hekman. 2001.123. Color 810

Misc. Items


Glass top table w 4 chairs. 5-9215-72 Box 44

Square coffee table 5-9201-30 Box 44

Round coffee table 5-6800? Box 44

3 section display cases, with 4 glass shelves & 2 glass doors.6-9220

Box 44

Desks


6-1126 Box 44

6-1136 Box 44

6-1125-21 Box 44

AAA Box 44

BBB Box 44

CCC Box 44

DDD Box 44

Black & White, 810 [2 copies each, unless otherwise indicated]


Desk Chair 5-111-94 / 96 / 98 & Desk Chair 5-114-94 / 96 /98

Box 44

Desk Chair 5-112-94/ 96 / 98 & Desk Chair 5-113-94 / 96 / 98 Box 44


Box 44


Box 44

Side Chair 5-143 & 5-144 Box 44

Round Cocktail Table 5-1800 Box 44


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Pedestal Cocktail Table 5-1801 Box 44

Cocktail Table 5-1802 Box 44

Butler Tray 5-1803 Box 44

Rectangular End Table 5-1805 Box 44


Pembroke Table 5-1807 Box 44


Writing Desk 5-1809-21 Box 44

Curio Console 5-1814-60 & Mirror 5-1819 Box 44

Flip Top Card Table 5-1815, 2 views, one with top open &one with top closed (4)

Box 44

Wall Shelf 5-1817 Box 44

Cheval Mirror 5-1818 Box 44

Console 5-1820 Box 44

Magazine Rack 5-1822 Box 44

Blanket Chest 5-1823 Box 44

Tea Cart 5-1824 Box 44

Wine Table 5-6007 Box 44









Butler Tray Table 5-6020-21 Box 44

Rectangular Cocktail Table 5-9200 Box 44


Desk 6-190 Box 44

Square Cocktail Table 6-666-60 Box 44

Eecutive Desk 6-1400, 2 views, front & back (4) Box 44

Credenza 6-1430


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Semainier [Chest] 6-1825 Box 44

Entertainment Center 6-1826 Box 44

Secretary, including 6-1827 & 6-1828 Box 44

Desk 6-1828 Box 44

Open Stack Unit 6-1830 + VCR/Record Stack Unit 6-1832 +6-1831 T.V. Stack Unit + 6-1833 Chest

Box 44

Series II. Michigan, Other than Grand Rapids, Furniture Trade Catalogs.

Acme Chair Co., Reading, Mich.Related Materials:Related Materials

See the Series I. Listings under Acme Chair Co.

American Go-Cart Co. (Detroit, Mi.)


Seventh Annual Catalogue of folding and reclining Go-Cartsand Baby Carriages. Detroit : American Go-Cart Co., 1905. 112pp.: ill.; 19.5 cm. M684.Am3v7. 00.[682].1 Gift of the Co.

Box 1 Folder 7.5

Supplement to our 1904 Catalog : illustrating additional patternsin Reed Chairs and Rockers. Detroit : American Go-Cart Co.,1904. "Apr. 29, '05"—handwritten, black ink, top right cornerof title page. 28 Pg.+ : ill. ; 19 cm. M684.Am3v7. 00.[682].1.Originally bound as part of item above.

Box 1 Folder 7.5

The "Ideal" Line / Detroit Folding Cart Co. Detroit, Mi. : DetroitFolding Cart Co. ; Detroit : Cadillac Printing Press, [1906?]. 40pp. ill.; 24 cm. Formerly MWD684.D48. 00.[692].1

General

Cover has: Ideal folding go-carts. Baby carriages andreclining go-carts. "Before 1906" handwritten in pencilin lower right corner of cover. Source of informationunknown. Printers ID on back cover. Gift of Arthur S.White.

Box 66

Habitant Shops, Inc.(Bay City, Mi.)


Knotty pine furniture by Habitant. Bay City, Mi. : HabitantShops, Inc., 1948. 2 pp. : 22 pl. : ill. ; 2530 cm. Formerly 749H115

Box 18 Folder 2


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General

Includes registered trademarks on second printed page."Created by the Noted Furniture Designer, Mason Walker.Styled by Walter J. Patton. Produced by the Craftsmen ofHabitant."

Has items attached inside publication: The Romance ofHabitant and Pine. [flyer] Attached to third printed page;List Price List and Specifications, no. 28, Jan. 1, 1948.Attached to back cover.

Knotty Pine Furniture by Habitant. Bay City, Michigan :Habitant Shops, Inc. Formerly M749.085.H114 K7.

General

Packet of 18 individual sheets, including one descriptivesheet, and room illustrations, in a paper notebook with 2pockets. Content similar to, but not the same as 1948 issueabove.

Box 18 Folder 2.5

Habitant Furniture for lawn, garden, porch, club, cabin, lodge /Habitant Shops, Inc. Bay City, Mi. : Habitant Shops Inc., n.d. 31pp. : ill. ; 27 cm. Formerly M749.H115

General

Contents torn from covers; pam boards discarded. Receiptdate, July 1932.

Box 18 Folder 3

Harter Corporation (Sturgis, Mi.)


"The Cavalier Suite" [pamphlet]: New steel chairs smartly styledfor fine offices / The Harter Corporation, Sturgis, Michigan.Sturgis, Mi. : Harter Corp., n.d. 6 pp. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Box 18 Folder 3.5

Harter Linear Oak Series / Harter Corporation. Sturgis, MI:Harter Seating, 1969 5 sheets + 1 letter : ill. ; 28 cm. First sheetis price sheet dated Sept. 2, 1969. Letter, dated Apr. 22, 1970,has Harter Corporation letterhead. To: GRPL staff member.From: R.F. Runyan, Advertising Manager.

General

Letter lists Frank Morse and Associate in the WatersBuilding, as the local representative.

Box 18 Folder 4

Harter Seating : 2500 Series [flyer +} / Harter Corporation,Sturgis, Mi. Sturgis, Mi. : Harter, [n.d., ca. 1970S]

General

1 three panel flyer.

Box 18 Folder 4


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1 small Memo slip referencing content and local agent.

1 set of 3 sheets stapled illustrating KOE Tables andarmchairs.

Harter 7600 Series Seating / Harter Corporation, Sturgis, Mi. 1flyer : ill. ; 28 cm. Sturgis, Mi. : Harter, [n.d., ca. 1970's]

Box 18 Folder 4

Kewaunee Furniture Co.(Adrian, Mi.)


Kewaunee Furniture Co. The Kewaunee-Economy Book : Artand Mechanical Drawing Tables and Vocational Furniture.Adrian, Mi. : Kewaunee Furniture Co., c.1926. (AIA Fileno. 35) 68 pp. : ill. ; 28.5 cm. Formerly MleA3716.K51. 00.[0708].1.

General

Includes renderings of the plant in Kewanne, Wis., andplant no. 2 in Adrian, Mi.

Box 20.5

Kirsch Company (Sturgis, Mi.)


Kirsch Rod & window Draping book, 1924 / KirschManufacturing Co., Sturgis, Mich. ; G.R. : Jaqua Co., 1924.P2005.040.2

Box 20.5

Kirsch Drapery hardware. Supplementary Catalog No.40.Sturgis, Mi. : Kirsch Co., Jan. 1, 1941. pp. ill. ; 27.5 cm.

General

Cover title. Cover has note: Showing new Kirsch draperyfitures for Spring 1941. First printed page has: 1941Supplement to Catalog no. 40, issued January 1, 1941.

Box 20.5

General Price List for Catalog no. 40 of Kirsch DraperyHardware, Issued Jan. 1, 1941. 54 pages on pink paper.

Box 20

How to Drape Your windows / by C.W. Kirsch. Sturgis, Mi. :Kirsch, c. 1930. Color illustrations by Fred Whincap. 2003.075

Box 20.5

La Z Boy Chair Co.(Monroe, Mi.)


La-Z-Boy Chair Co. / The chair that relaes when you rela.[flyer] Monroe, Mi.: La-Z-Boy Chair Co., n.d. ill. ; 16 cm.

Box 23 Folder 8.5

Manistee Manufacturing Co.(Manistee, Mi.)



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January 1906 Catalog : chiffoniers, sideboards, buffets, and odddressers / The Manistee Mfg Co., Manistee, Mich. Manistee,Mi. : Manistee Manufacturing Co., 1906. 82 pp. : ill. ; 20 cm.Formerly MMn749.M31 1906 Jan. 00.[3556].1

Box 28 Folder 21

Michigan Seating Co. (Jackson, Mich.)


Price & information lists. Net Overstuffed price list, Jan. 4, 1943[3 pages stapled}

Box 28 Folder 30

Price & information lists. Trim for Upholstered Line. Jan. 4,1943. [1 sheet]

Box 28 Folder 30

Price & information lists. Current cover list, no. 9, pg. 1, Jan. 18,1943 [4 pg. Stapled]

Box 28 Folder 30

Ornamental Products Co.(Detroit, Mi.)


8 Stock Designs of Lignine (wood) carvings : unbreakable /manufactured by Ornamental Products Co., Detroit, Mich.Detroit, Mi. : Ornamental Products ; Detroit : John Bornman &Son., [n.d., ca. 1910?] pp. : ill. ; cm. Source of date unknown.Formerly R749.5 Or6

General

Has handwritten note at head of first page: EugeneCarpenter Atty., ... Atty against Am. Seating Co.

Box 36

Oford Ltd., Kent of Grand Rapids / Fenske Bros., Inc.Related Materials:Related Materials

See Kent of Grand Rapids in Series I. Above.

Woodard Furniture Co. (Owosso, Mi.)


Woodward 1905 / Woodard Furniture Company, manufacturersof high class, medium priced dressers, chiffoniers, toilet tables,beds, washstands and somnoes … Owosso, Michigan. Owosso,Mi. : Woodward Furniture Co. ; GR : James Bayne, 1905. Covertitle. 54 pp. : ill. ; 16 cm. Formerly MSWO749 W85 1905. 00.[3623].1

General

Pg. 2 has" Our 1905 line is the most desirable mediumpriced line …"

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Pg. 3 has an illustration of the "model plant."

Printers name on back flyleaf.

Woodward 1906 / Woodard Furniture Company, manufacturersof high class, medium priced dressers, chiffoniers, toilet tables,beds, washstands and somnoes … Owosso, Michigan. Owosso,Mi. : Woodward Furniture Co. ; GR : James Bayne, 1906. 50pp. : ill. ; 16 cm. + price list. Formerly MSWO749 W85 1905.00.[3623].2a & 2b.

General

Pg. 2 has image of Lyman E. Woodard; Pg. 3 has anillustration of the "model plant:" Printers name on backflyleaf; 1906 Price List is on separate yellow sheet.

Box 42 Folder 13

Lloyd Furniture


Lloydspring Furniture for Interiors and Outdoor Box 66.5

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